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Impossible Thing to Say, An

Arya Shahi

Ages: 14+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Allida/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-324835-9

Keywords: Novel in free verse, Immigrants, Bigotry, Grandparents, Rapping

Omid, a shy Iranian American, tries to find his place after 9/11. Will a school play and a family crisis force him to become his true self?