The weight of our sky
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781534426085, 1534426086
Physical Desc
ix, 277 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure
830L
Rating
830L
Status
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Published
New York : Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781534426085, 1534426086
Lexile measure
830
Notes
Description
Melati Ahmad believes that she harbors a djinn inside her, one who threatens her with horrific images of her mother's death unless she adheres to an elaborate ritual of counting and tapping to keep him satisfied. On the evening of May 13th, 1969, racial tensions in her home city of Kuala Lumpur boil over. The Chinese and Malays are at war, and Mel and her mother become separated. With the city in flames and a curfew in effect, it will take the help of a Chinese boy named Vincent and all of the courage and grit in Melati's arsenal to overcome the violence on the streets, her own prejudices, and her djinn's surging power, if she wants to make it back to the one person she can't risk losing. -- Adapted from jacket
Target Audience
830L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.7,10,508853.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Chinese -- Malaysia -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethnic relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Malays (Asian people) -- Juvenile fiction.
Mental illness -- Juvenile fiction.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Juvenile fiction.
Race riots -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Ethnic relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Malays (Asian people) -- Juvenile fiction.
Mental illness -- Juvenile fiction.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Juvenile fiction.
Race riots -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hanna Alkaf. (2019). The weight of our sky (First edition.). Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hanna Alkaf. 2019. The Weight of Our Sky. New York: Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hanna Alkaf. The Weight of Our Sky New York: Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hanna Alkaf. The Weight of Our Sky First edition., Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2019.
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