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Gr 6 Up–Fourteen-year-old Fartun's first day of high school is fraught with anxiety. She must wake up before dawn, cook breakfast for her unmotivated brother, mumble a goodbye to her cab driver father, dodge the resentments of friends attending the local public high school, and then take two buses to arrive at her mostly white, prestigious all-girls high school. Luckily, she makes a fast friend in Bea, a punky Jewish girl who seems as much an outsider as Fartun. Through flashbacks and expository conversations, we learn Fartun was ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More