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Published
2021
Publisher
Kokila
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
32,035
Section
Middle Grade

Samira Surfs

Rukhsanna Guidroz

Eleven-year-old Samira is a Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. She discovers surfing and joins a girls' surf club, hoping to prove that girls can surf too.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2022
  • Golden Kite Award 2022
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Themes

FriendshipIdentityImmigration & refugeesSports

Mood

Feels inspiring, hopeful, emotional.

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