Tamika is an insecure, hearing-impaired teenager with a talent for drawing. Fatima is a refugee from a war-torn country who creates origami from the newspapers she sells on the streets of the Bronx. The two artists are introduced to each other by a young, traumatized veteran named Jimmi, who instructs them to create something "beautiful" together. Through their friendship and their art, Tamika and Fatima strive to hold off the violence and ignorance that must inevitably come crashing into their lives.
These exciting, age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction titles will appeal to even the most reluctant high-school readers. With that kind of appeal, the 14 books in this category will rarely sit on the shelf.
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: General
Crime: Stalking,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Contact Between Adult and Minor,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape