Exploding with personality and imagination, Omar is an easy character to love." - Booklist, starred review A very kid-friendly and appealingly honest story about being different, being labeled 'other.' - The New York Times Book Review "Wildly imaginative Omar's free-association narrative, laced with expressive hand lettering and Mafaridik's playfully exaggerated line art, remains chipper and uplifting." - Publishers Weekly "Mian seamlessly weaves Islamic values and teachings through Omar's chatty narration.
★ "In their debut, Mian and Mafaridik create a relatable and hilarious story. New York Public Library Best Book of the Year (top 10) USBBY Outstanding International Book Selection Omar's funny, relatable narrative is the perfect answer to the call for both mirrors and windows to fill bookshelves with diverse stories. Could that possibly be true? Luckily, Omar's enormous imagination and goofy family help him get through life's ups and downs. That is, until a Big Mean Bully named Daniel makes every day a nightmare! Daniel even tells Omar that all Muslims are going to be kicked out of the country. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?! But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up.
Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar! Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. About the Book "First published in Great Britain by Hodder and Stoughton, 2019."īook Synopsis An exciting middle-grade debut starring a Muslim boy with a huge imagination.
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