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Borderline
by Allan Stratton
Ages: 12+
Published: 2010
Publisher: HarperTeen
ISBN: 978-0-06-145111-9
Keywords: Muslims, Prejudice, Bullies
As Sami, the lone Muslim in his suburban private high school, contends with being bullied, he must struggle with his family and his faith when his father is implicated in a terrorist plot.