Stay updated with breaking news from Jason tsou. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
2023 Golden Bell Awards, Day 2 - Focus Taiwan focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Crime, political TV dramas lead Golden Bell Award nominations focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Nina Hamza (Quill Tree Books, $16.99, June 22.) When 12-year-old Ahmed and his family move from Hawaii to his fatherâs Minnesota hometown, he is immediately on guard, aware that he has to explain the color of his skin and an Indian American heritage he only knows secondhand. He isnât swayed by his dadâs warm memories of growing up in Farthing and the yearly box of Pearsonâs Nut Goodies, maple syrup and autumn leaves sent by a childhood friend. A welcome letter from his sixth-grade English teacher, Mrs. Gaarder, along with a reading list, also put Ahmed on guard. âFor starters, itâs wrong to call an assignment a favor. Youâre not fooling anyone when you do,â he snaps. As the new kid, Ahmedâs plan is to blend in. But heâs targeted on his first day of school by a neighborhood bully, Jack. Ahmed also meets Carl, an unapologetic class overachiever. And he finds himself in a group with Ari, who uses a wheelchair, and sharp-ton ....