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Call Me American
Abdi Nor Iftin
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Delacorte Press/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-9848-9711-4
Keywords: Somalia, war, immigration, Kenya
Abdi grows up in war-torn Somalia, learns English, becomes excited about American culture, meets journalists, does some writing himself, and finally immigrates to the U.S. Young readers edition.