Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan
on April 6, 2021
ISBN: 1338580876
Pages: 249
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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Zara Hossain is Here

 

Zara Hossain is living with her kind and accepting family in Corpus Christi, Texas after having moved from Pakistan when she was only three years old.  She and her family have done everything right and followed all the immigration rules, but still have not gotten their green cards.  Their situation becomes much worse when Zara has an altercation with a boy at school who dislikes her for being Muslim.  The parents become involved and there are charges of trespassing and a shooting.  The United States isn’t what her parents had hoped for and they eventually plan to move to Canada.  Zara is also bisexual so considering returning to Pakistan would have had serious consequences.  This book gives the perspective of an immigrant who is targeted for what isn’t her fault but who has wonderful parents and great friends who stick by her throughout.  It is recommended for Young Adults.

 

Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland