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Call me American : the extraordinary true story of a young Somali immigrant
- Title
- Call me American : the extraordinary true story of a young Somali immigrant / Abdi Nor Iftin ; with Max Alexander.
- Author
- Iftin, Abdi Nor
- Publication
- New York : Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 255 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Adapted for Young Adults".
- Adapted from the adult memoir, this gripping story follows one boy's journey into young adulthood and offers an intimate account of modern immigration.Abdi Nor Iftin grew up amidst a blend of cultures, far from the United States. At home in Somalia, his mother entertained him with vivid folktales and bold stories detailing her rural, nomadic upbringing. As he grew older, he spent his days following his father, a basketball player, through the bustling street of the capital city of Mogadishu.But when the threat of civil war reached Abdi's doorstep, his family was forced to flee to safety. Through the turbulent years of war, young Abdi found solace in popular American music and films. Nicknamed Abdi the American, he developed a proficiency for English that connected him--and his story--with news outlets and radio shows, and eventually gave him a shot at winning the annual U.S. visa lottery.Abdi shares every part of his journey, and his courageous account reminds readers that everyone deserves the chance to build a brighter future for themselves.--
- Uniform Title
- Call me American (Delacorte Press)
- Alternative Title
- Call me American (Delacorte Press)
- Subject
- Iftin, Abdi Nor > Juvenile literature
- Since 1991
- Somali Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Somali Americans > Maine > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Immigrants > Maine > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Muslims > Maine > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Children and war > Somalia > Juvenile literature
- Young adult literature
- Children and war
- Immigrants
- Muslims
- Somali Americans
- Somalia > History > 1991- > Juvenile literature
- Mogadishu (Somalia) > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Maine
- Somalia
- Somalia > Mogadishu
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Note
- "This work is based on Call me American, ©2018 by Abdi Nor Iftin and Max Alexander. Originally published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf in 2018 and subsequently published in paperback by Vintage Books, in 2019"--Title page verso.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 12+
- Contents
- Introduction -- Under the neem tree -- The first bullets -- Trail of thorns -- City of women and children -- Arabic to English -- The one they call American -- Buufis -- Wedding vows -- Sin and punishment -- Trapped -- No number -- Messages from Mogadishu -- Little Mogadishu -- Long odds -- White rooms -- Respect -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- Sc D 21-189
- ISBN
- 9781984897114
- 198489711X
- LCCN
- 2019018309
- OCLC
- 1098218824
- Author
- Iftin, Abdi Nor, author.
- Title
- Call me American : the extraordinary true story of a young Somali immigrant / Abdi Nor Iftin ; with Max Alexander.
- Publisher
- New York : Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- Grade 9-12.Ages 12+
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- Since 1991
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Alexander, Max, 1957-
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 21-189