"It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say? What about the country YOUR family is originally from? Is it shaped like an apple? A boot? A torch?" -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Any Child, Cross Group
Settings: Asia, Iran, New York, Northern America, Southern Asia, United States of America
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant, Non-Immigrant
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American, Middle Eastern/North African/Arab
Religion: Muslim
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Positive
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary