Bifocal

Name: Bifocal
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ISBN: 9781554550623

ISBN-10: 1554550629

ISBN-13: 9781554550623

Edition: 2007

Authors: Deborah Ellis, Eric Walters

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A student arrested on suspicions of terrorism. A high school torn apart by racism. Two boys from two different sets of circumstances forced to choose sides. These are the issues at the heart of "Bifocal," a groundbreaking new novel for young-adults. The story is told from two different points of view. Haroon is a serious student devoted to his family. His grandparents emigrated from Afghanistan. Jay is a football star devoted to his team. He is white. One day their high school is put on lockdown, and the police arrest a Muslim student on suspicion of terrorist affiliations. He might be guilty. Or is he singled out because of his race? The entire student body fragments along racial…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Deborah Elliswon Canada’s Governor General’s Award in 2000 for her first book,Searching for X. She is also the author of several other books, includingParvana’s Journey, winner of the Jane Addams Award and the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, given annually by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canadian Booksellers Association. She lives in Ontario, Canada.