{"product_id":"9780702315886-fight-back","title":"Fight Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn empowering story about finding your identity and the\u003cbr\u003e\n      courage to fight for it.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Aaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands\u003cbr\u003e\n      - she's into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has\u003cbr\u003e\n      always felt at home where she lives ... until a terrorist attack\u003cbr\u003e\n      in her area changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003eAs racial tensions increase and she starts getting bullied, Aaliyah\u003cbr\u003e\n      decides to begin wearing a hijab - to challenge how people\u003cbr\u003e\n      in her community see her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003eBut when her school bans the hijab and she is intimidated\u003cbr\u003e\n      and attacked for her choices, she feels isolated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003eSoon Aaliyah realises that other young people from different backgrounds\u003cbr\u003e\n      also struggle with their identity and feel alone, scared\u003cbr\u003e\n      and judged. Should she try to blend in - or can she find allies\u003cbr\u003e\n      to help her fight back?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003eChannelling all of her bravery, Aaliyah decides to speak out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003eTogether, can Aaliyah and her friends halt the tide of hatred\u003cbr\u003e\n      rippling through their community?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n      \n\n\n      \u003cp\u003eAn essential read to encourage empathy, challenging stereotypes,\u003cbr\u003e\n      exploring prejudice, racism, Islamophobia and\u003cbr\u003e\n      positive action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003cp\u003eA.M. Dassu is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Boy,\u003cbr\u003e\n      Everywhere,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003cp\u003eA story of hope, speaking up and the power of coming together\u003cbr\u003e\n      in the face of hatred. Perfect for readers of Elle McNicoll and\u003cbr\u003e\n      Helen Rutter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \n\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003e\"A major, much needed voice in UK children's fiction.\" \u003cbr\u003e\n      Alex Wheatle, author of Cane Warriors and Crongton Knights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003e\"One of the best, most relevant, most important writers\u003cbr\u003e\n      we have in the UK today.\"  Liz Kessler, author of When the World\u003cbr\u003e\n      was Ours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003e\"A. M. Dassu serves up an important, necessary book about\u003cbr\u003e\n      racism and identity.\" Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who\u003cbr\u003e\n      Stole an Elephant\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n      \u003cp\u003e\"Unflinchingly honest, heartbreaking, powerful, important\u003cbr\u003e\n      and hopeful.\" Sophie Wills, author of The Orphans of St Halibuts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003e\"Tense, terrifying, transformative. The power of this book\u003cbr\u003e\n      punched me right in the chest. Read it, share it, shout about\u003cbr\u003e\n      it. The world needs this book.\" Kathryn Evans, author of More\u003cbr\u003e\n      of Me\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n      \u003cp\u003e\"A.M. Dassu is a fearless writer tackling themes of racism\u003cbr\u003e\n      in the lives of contemporary teens.\" Liz Flanagan, award-winning\u003cbr\u003e\n      author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48961235321051,"sku":"9780702315886","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9597ff4e-546f-4e51-9b7a-9b147379f5ba.jpg?v=1783603686","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780702315886-fight-back","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}