American Heart
by Laura Moriarty /
2018 / English / EPUB
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A powerful and thought-provoking YA debut from
A powerful and thought-provoking YA debut fromNew
York Times
New
York Times bestselling author Laura Moriarty.
bestselling author Laura Moriarty.
Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps
for Muslim-Americans are a reality.
Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps
for Muslim-Americans are a reality.
Fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri, lives
in this world, and though she has strong opinions on almost
everything, she isn’t concerned with the internments because she
doesn’t know any Muslims. She assumes that everything she reads
and sees in the news is true, and that these plans are better for
everyone’s safety.
Fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri, lives
in this world, and though she has strong opinions on almost
everything, she isn’t concerned with the internments because she
doesn’t know any Muslims. She assumes that everything she reads
and sees in the news is true, and that these plans are better for
everyone’s safety.
But when she happens upon Sadaf, a Muslim fugitive determined to
reach freedom in Canada, Sarah-Mary at first believes she must
turn her in. But Sadaf challenges Sarah-Mary’s perceptions of
right and wrong, and instead Sarah-Mary decides, with growing
conviction, to do all she can to help Sadaf escape.
But when she happens upon Sadaf, a Muslim fugitive determined to
reach freedom in Canada, Sarah-Mary at first believes she must
turn her in. But Sadaf challenges Sarah-Mary’s perceptions of
right and wrong, and instead Sarah-Mary decides, with growing
conviction, to do all she can to help Sadaf escape.
The two set off on a desperate journey, hitchhiking through the
heart of an America that is at times courageous and kind, but
always full of tension and danger for anyone deemed suspicious.
The two set off on a desperate journey, hitchhiking through the
heart of an America that is at times courageous and kind, but
always full of tension and danger for anyone deemed suspicious.
