I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the TAGGING FREEDOM by Rhonda Roumani Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Rhonda
Roumani
Pub. Date: November 7, 2023
Publisher: Union
Square Kids
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback,
eBook
Pages: 288
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/TAGGING-FREEDOM
Out of the revolutions across
the Arab world, comes this inspirational story of with
hope, freedom, and belonging, perfect for fans of Other Words for
Home and A Good Kind of Trouble.
Kareem Haddad of Damascus, Syria, never dreamed of becoming a graffiti artist.
But when a group of boys from another town tag subversive slogans outside their
school, and another boy is killed while in custody, Kareem and his friends are
inspired to start secretly tagmessages of freedom around their city.
Meanwhile, in the United States, his cousin, Samira, has been trying to make
her own mark. Anxious to fit in at school, she joins the Spirit Squad where her
natural artistic ability attracts the attention of the popular leader. Then
Kareem is sent to live with Sam’s family, and their worlds collide. As
graffitied messages appear around town and all eyes turn to Kareem, Sam must
make a choice: does she shy away to protect her new social status, or does she
stand with her cousin?
Informed by her time as a journalist, author Rhonda Roumani's Tagging
Freedom is a thoughtful look at the intersection between art and
activism, infused with rich details and a realistic portrayal of how war
affects and inspires children, similar to middle grade books for middle
schoolers by Aisha Saeed, The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandi,
or Refugee by Alan Gratz.
Books I
wish I had when I was a kid:
I loved
reading when I was a kid. Having my own kids opened a new world of books to
me—and I often wonder if I would have started writing fiction earlier if I had
access to some of these books as a child. These don’t include some of my
favorite MG authors like Paula Case, Hena Khan, or Rajani La Rocca. This was
really hard. But, with each of these books, there was a point where stopped and
wondered, what would I have done if this existed as a kid? And I had to include
11. Ten was too hard. It was hard to narrow it down to 11. And I’m not even
including two Syrians books that are coming out next year by Syrian authors
Nadine Presley and Shifa Safadi. What would I have done if these were around!
The Arabic
Quilt by Aya Khalil
Homeland: My
Father Dreams of Palestine By Hannah Moushabeck
Your Name is
a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Dory
Fantasmagory (The Series) by Abby Hanlon
Amina’s
Voice by Hena Khan
When You
Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Ghost by
Jason Reynolds
Other Words
for Home by Jasmine Warga
A Good Kind
of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
A Wish in
the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
The
Crossover by Kwame Alexander (I was obsessed with basketball)
About Rhonda Roumani:
Rhonda
Roumani is a Syrian American journalist who lived in Syria as a reporter for
U.S. newspapers. She has written about Islam, the Arab world, and
Muslim-American issues for more than two decades. Currently, she is a
contributing fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC. Rhonda
lives in Connecticut with her family.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of TAGGING FREEDOM, US Only.
Ends November 14th, midnight EST.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
Week One:
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10/30/2023 |
Guest Post/IG Post |
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10/31/2023 |
Guest Post |
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11/1/2023 |
Guest Post/IG Post |
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11/2/2023 |
IG Review |
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11/3/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
Week Two:
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11/6/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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11/7/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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11/8/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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11/9/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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11/10/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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