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Accidental Trouble Magnet

by Zanib Mian Publisher: PUTNAM YOUNG READERS

New-school worries, filtered through Omar’s imagination

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Middle East Book Award nominee

    Named a nominee for the Middle East Book Award.

  • Editorial selection

    NPR Best Book of the Year

    Named an NPR Best Book of the Year.

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New-school worries, filtered through Omar’s imagination

After moving with his family, Omar faces the uncertainties of a new school: difficult work, unkind classmates and even the possibility of a zombie-alien teacher. A new friendship offers a hopeful start, but bullying brings a more serious concern when Daniel makes a frightening claim about Muslims being forced out of the country. Omar’s vivid imagination and goofy family shape this middle-grade story about adjusting to change, friendship and confronting prejudice. The premise pairs everyday school challenges with questions of Muslim identity and belonging, while keeping Omar’s imaginative perspective central.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in stories about starting over at a new school.
  • Readers who enjoy imaginative child protagonists and humorous family dynamics.
  • Readers looking for children’s fiction that addresses Muslim identity and bullying.

Themes

Adjusting to changeFriendshipBullyingMuslim identity and belongingImagination and family

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Book overview

The first book in the exciting middle-grade series starring a Muslim boy with a huge imagination--now in paperback!

Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar!

Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?!

But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up. That is, until a Big Mean Bully named Daniel makes every day a nightmare! Daniel even tells Omar that all Muslims are going to be kicked out of the country . . . Could that possibly be true?

Luckily, Omar's enormous imagination and goofy family help him get through life's ups and downs.

Omar's funny, relatable narrative is the perfect answer to the call for both mirrors and windows to fill bookshelves with diverse stories.

An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A USBBY Outstanding International Book Selection
A Top 10 NYPL Best Book of the year
A Middle East Book Award Nominee
A Fuse #8 Great Middle Grade Novels of 2020 list
A Bluestem Book Award Nominee (Illinois)
A Maine Student Book Award Nominee
A Sasquatch Award Nominee (Washington)
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