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AnÂ extraordinary and timely novel, aÂ Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book,Â examines what itâ€™s like to grow up under surveillance in America.Â

Be careful what you say and who you say it to.Â Anyone might be a watcher.
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Naeem is a Bangledeshi teenager living in Queens who thinks he can charm his way through anything. But then mistakes catch up with him. So do the cops, who offer him an impossible choice: spy on his Muslim neighbors and report back to them on shady goings-on, or face a police record. Naeem wants to be a heroâ€”a protector. He wants his parents to be proud of him. But as time goes on, the line between informing and entrapping blurs. Is he saving or betraying his community?

Inspired by actual surveillance practices in New York City and elsewhere, Marina Budhosâ€™s extraordinary and timely novel examines what itâ€™s like to grow up with Big Brother always watching. Naeemâ€™s riveting story is as vivid and involving as todayâ€™s headlines.
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Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book, We Need Diverse Books
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book
YALSA Best YA Fiction for Young Adults
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â€œA fast-moving, gripping tale.â€ â€”SLJ, Starred
Country USA
Brand Ember
Manufacturer Ember
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-05-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553534214

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