- Genre: Historical Fiction/Late 1970's
- Grade Level: 4th - 7th
- AR Reading Level: 4.7 (10 pt)
- Length:384 pages
- Publisher: Clarion Books (May 3, 2016)
- My Rating: 5 out of 4
- Readability: Funny, fast and easy to read. I couldn't put it down.
- Division: Division 2
Middle schooler
Zomorod Yousefzadeh has moved to Newport Beach, CA with her Iranian family in
the late 1970's. Her father is an
engineer with the oil industry and has brought his family to live in the United
States. Zomorod changes her name to Cindy and does her best to integrate
herself into the Californian culture.
Her parents have more difficulty. During this time, the Iran Hostage
situation becomes a headline news feature and Cindy and her parents have to cope
with prejudiced comments and treatment by Americans around them.
This book is
semi-autobiographical and the author writes with wit and humor. It was very
entertaining to read about Cindy's experiences as an immigrant from Iran. The
culture and times of the late 70's will be especially interesting to those who
were children during this time.
The author
explains the history of Iran and what led up to the Iranian hostage
situation. She also has lots of
background videos to watch on her website that help with some of the music, history, and
culture she writes about.
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