A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi

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A timely, accessible and beautifully written story exploring themes of food, friendship, family and what it means to belong, featuring sixth graders Sara, a Pakistani American and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl taking a South Asian cooking class taught by Sara's mom. Sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth could not be more different. Sara is at a new school that is completely unlike the small Islamic school she used to attend. Elizabeth has her own problems- her British mum has been struggling with depression. The girls meet in an after-school South Asian cooking class, which Elizabeth takes because her mom has stopped cooking and which Sara, who hates to cook, is forced to attend because her mother is the teacher. The girls form a shaky alliance that gradually deepens and they make plans to create the most amazing, mouth-watering cross-cultural dish together and win a spot on a local food show. They make good cooking partners but can they learn to trust each other enough to become true friends.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 10-12 years
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimension- 5" W x 7.4" H x 1" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- HarperCollins Publishers, Publication date- 04-26-2022
    • Page count- 336
    • ISBN- 9780358665984

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2 years ago
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A Treat for Everyone!

Told through two distinct perspectives, seemingly opposite sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth find each other during the trials of middle school and life. A Place at the Table stirs together big themes of immigration, discrimination, depression, and forgiveness into one cohesive heartwarming read that answers what it means to be an American when one of your parents is not one. Unsure of where she belongs, American-Pakistanian Sara is tired of food and cooking, especially when financial struggles hit her family. Jewish and half-British Elizabeth fights to keep her growing family together after the death of her Nan and the onset of her mom’s depression. But new friendship, after-school cooking classes led by Sara’s mom, and the International Foods Competition might just be the secret ingredients. I loved the bicultural representation and accurate friendship portrayal that all readers can enjoy!

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