Winner of the Crystal Kite Award, this beautiful story covers classic middle grade issues. Jake must choose between believing his parents and leaving Bobby alone or defending Sam. Jake’s mother doubts Sam’s father’s innocence. The situation gets more complicated when Sam’s father is detained and interrogated by the FBI. According to his own code of conduct, Jake wants to fight Bobby for messing with his best friend. Jake’s classmate Bobby beats up Jake’s best friend, Sam Madina, just for being an Arab Muslim. The children in Jake’s town try to process everything, but they struggle. Before he can work far towards these goals, September 11th happens, and it is discovered that one of the hijackers lives in Jake’s town. A touching middle grade story about a boy trying to process the events of September 11 and how they impact his friendships Jake wants to be a soldier and wants to outsmart his school’s rival cross country team After September 11, Jake is torn between defending his best friend and standing with his parents In this story about growing up in a difficult part of America’s history, Jake Green is introduced as a cross country runner who wants to be a soldier and am American hero when he grows up.
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