{"product_id":"kareem-between","title":"Kareem Between","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis award-winning, heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The exact type of book I would've loved, and \u003ci\u003eneeded\u003c\/i\u003e, as a kid.\" --Jasmine Warga, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient for \u003ci\u003eOther Words for Home\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventh grade begins, and Kareem's already fumbled it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis best friend moved away, he messed up his tryout for the football team, and because of his heritage, he was volun\u003ci\u003etold\u003c\/i\u003e to show the new kid--a Syrian refugee with a thick and embarrassing accent--around school. Just when Kareem thinks his middle school life has imploded, the hotshot QB promises to get Kareem another tryout for the squad. There's a catch: to secure that chance, Kareem must do something he knows is wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, like a surprise blitz, Kareem's mom returns to Syria to help her family but can't make it back home. If Kareem could throw a penalty flag on the fouls of his school and home life, it would be for unnecessary roughness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKareem is stuck between. Between countries. Between friends, between football, between parents--and between right and wrong. It's up to him to step up, find his confidence, and navigate the beauty and hope found somewhere in the middle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e** Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature** Global Read Aloud Selection ** \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Middle Grade Book ** Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers ** PEOPLE Magazine Best Kids Book ** Junior Library Guild Selection** Texas Lone Star Reading List selection ** Common Sense Media Selection for Families** Cybils Novel in Verse Award Winner** Jane Addams Children Book Award Finalist** ILA Notable Book for a Global Society** Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661076365602,"sku":"9780593699263","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_08c7e19e-2e68-40bc-97af-cdc1667298e8.jpg?v=1779449544","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/kareem-between","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}