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Michael, a curious and socially engaged teenager, spends his free time exploring graphic design and playing with his friends. When his parents join anti‑immigrant rallies in their Australian community, he finds himself questioning everything he thought he understood about his heritage and the world around him.
The story follows Michael as he navigates his identity, his family's struggles as refugees, and the broader tensions of ethnic relations in a multicultural society midway between belonging and alienation.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Randa Abdel-Fattah
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