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Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship

Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship - Hardcover

by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator)Series:Amina BananaAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2025-05-20Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780593699225ISBN-10:059369922XUPC:9780593699225Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Readers, ReligiousBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Chapter Books, MuslimSize:8.01 x 5.36 x 0.37 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCNQ29BXC6
Meet Amina Banana! She's a determined and clever third grader, and star of a new chapter book series with a STEM twist. Perfect for readers of The Questioneers and Junie B. Jones!

Amina loves bananas, science, and all things yellow! Her family recently arrived from Syria to Indiana, and she's starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new country. She's excited but also nervous, especially about making friends! But she develops the perfect formula to get everything just right:

Speak English + wear a perfect outfit + be a good student + eat American food = Make American Friends!

When the first few days are harder than Amina imagined, she's left worrying: why doesn't her formula add up?
Language:EnglishPublisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780593699225ISBN-10:059369922XUPC:9780593699225Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Readers, ReligiousBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Chapter Books, MuslimSize:8.01 x 5.36 x 0.37 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCNQ29BXC6
SHIFA SALTAGI SAFADI is the National Book Award winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana series, and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature, is a former English teacher, and is passionate about spreading her love of reading and writing through school visits and story-times. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children.

Visit Shifa online at ShifaSafadi.com and on Instagram @ShifaSaltagiSafadi

AALIYA JALEEL is a Sri-Lankan American illustrator based in Dallas, Texas, who loves illustrating bright, bold color palettes, Islamic and South-Asian inspired patterns, and floral motifs. Some of her past works include the books Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise. In addition to being an illustrator, Aaliya also works as a designer for animation. Visit Aaliya online at www.aaliyamj.com.

Find Aaliya on Instagram! @aaliyamj
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

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Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Aaliya Jaleel (Illustrator)

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Shifa Saltagi Safadi

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