{"product_id":"displaced-dean-hughes-9781534452336","title":"Displaced","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this gripping and eye-opening novel, two Syrian refugee teens trying to make a living on the street corners of Beirut must decide how far they're willing to go to make a home for their family in an unwelcoming country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Hadi Saleh and his family are displaced. At least that's what the Lebanese government calls them and the thousands of other Syrian refugees that have flooded into Beirut. But as Hadi tries to earn money to feed his family by selling gum on the street corner, he learns that many people who travel the city don't think they're displaced--they think that they don't belong in \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e country either. And as he faces the insults day after day, Hadi hardly dares to dream anymore that this might change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then Hadi meets Malek, who has been instructed to work on the same corner. Malek, who talks about going to school and becoming an engineer. He makes Hadi wonder if more might be possible. But Malek is new to the streets, and soon Kamal, the man who \"oversees\" many of the local street vendors, tells Malek he must work the corner...alone. And people who don't follow Kamal's orders don't last long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Hadi is forced to make a choice between engaging in illegal activities or letting his family starve. Can the boys find a way out of their impossible situation, or will the dream of something greater than their harsh realities remain stubbornly out of reach?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1534452338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534452336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e516090 \/ Displaced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDean Hughes is the author of more than eighty books for young readers, including the popular sports series Angel Park All-Stars, the Scrappers series, the Nutty series, the widely acclaimed companion novels \u003ci\u003eFamily Pose\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Team Picture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSearch and Destroy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFour-Four-Two\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eSoldier Boys\u003c\/i\u003e was selected for the 2001 New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list. Dean Hughes and his wife, Kathleen, have three children and nine grandchildren. They live in Midway, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043433607423,"sku":"9781534452336","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79664ada-e0be-49cf-9b15-6843420597d8.jpg?v=1684967126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/displaced-dean-hughes-9781534452336","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}