Borderline

Life's not easy for Sami Sabiri, especially since his dad stuck him at a private boys' school where he's the only Muslim kid. But it's about to get a whole lot worse.

When Sami catches his father in a lie, he gets suspicious. Unfortunately, he's not the only one. The FBI raids his home, and suddenly his family is at the centre of an international terror plot--and Sami is forced to question everything he's ever known. Borderline is an action-packed page-turner about loyalty and identity that tackles the ethical debate at the heart of today's toughest security issues, starring a funny and gutsy fifteen-year-old determined to save his father, his family and his life.

Allan Stratton is the internationally acclaimed author of the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Chanda's Secrets. His novel Chanda's Wars was a Junior Library Guild selection, and his other novels, Borderline and Leslie's Journal, were both ALA Best Book for Young Adults selections. Allan has safaried in Africa, hiked the Great Wall of China, explored pyramids in Egypt, and flown over Cappadocia in a balloon. He lives with his partner in Toronto with four cats and a whole lot of fish.