|aNew York |bAtheneum Books for Young Readers|c2007.
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|a162 p. |c21 cm.
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|a12 up.
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|aFourteen-year-old Nadira, her sister, and their parents leave Bangladesh for New York City, but the expiration of their visas and the events of September 11, 2001, bring frustration, sorrow, and terror for the whole family.
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|aIllegal aliens|vJuvenile fiction.
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|aBangladeshi Americans|vJuvenile fiction.
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|aFamilies|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vJuvenile fiction.
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|aHigh schools|vJuvenile fiction.
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|aSchools|vJuvenile fiction.
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|aNew York (N.Y.)|vJuvenile fiction.
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|aALA Best Books For Young Adults 2007 ; ALA Notable Children's Book 2007 ; Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2006 ; Booklist Editors' Choice 2006 ; New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age 2006
"You forget. You forget you don't really exist here, that this isn't your home."Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her fam...