{"product_id":"wishing-upon-the-same-stars-9780063034389","title":"Wishing Upon the Same Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis powerful and poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut novel follows an Arab American girl named Yasmeen as she moves to San Antonio with her family and navigates finding friendship--and herself. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eOther Words for Home, Front Desk\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerican as Paneer Pie.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Yasmeen Khoury moves with her family to San Antonio, all she wants to do is fit in. But her classmates in Texas are nothing like her friends in the predominantly Arab neighborhood back in Detroit where she grew up. Almost immediately, Yasmeen feels like the odd girl out, and as she faces middle school mean girls and tries to make new friends, she feels more alone than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Yasmeen meets her neighbor, Ayelet Cohen, a first-generation Israeli American. As the two girls grow closer, Yasmeen is grateful to know someone who understands what it feels like when your parents' idea of home is half a world away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Yasmeen's grandmother moves in after her home in Jerusalem is destroyed, Yasmeen and Ayelet must grapple with how much closer the events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are than they'd realized. As Yasmeen begins to develop her own understandings of home, heritage, and most importantly, herself, can the two girls learn there's more that brings them together than might tear them apart . . . and that peace begins with them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2023 BANK STREET BOOKS BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeldman, Jacquetta Nammar:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacquetta Nammar Feldman\u003c\/strong\u003e loves writing poetry and stories of all kinds. When she's not curled up with a book or typing at her computer, she can be found hiking the beautiful hills of Austin, Texas, with her husband, two labradoodles, and a Havanese. She earned her B.S. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin, and she's currently a candidate for an MFA in Writing for Children \u0026amp; Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. \u003cem\u003eWishing Upon the Same Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel. Please visit her online at jacquettanammarfeldman.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642084888850,"sku":"9780063034389","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e6bccda7-3d71-467f-b3d6-497abbc0e7ac.jpg?v=1733056629","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wishing-upon-the-same-stars-9780063034389","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}