Game on: (A Graphic Novel)

by Sina Grace

Belonging, video games, and learning Farsi

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Belonging, video games, and learning Farsi

Sasan has the routines of middle school mostly under control, but fitting in becomes harder when his classmates rally around a new video game. His effort to keep pace with them intersects with a more personal question: how to balance his mother’s culture with his wish to blend in. When he asks his mom for help, she makes learning Farsi part of the bargain. This graphic novel frames friendship and family through that tension between wanting to belong and staying connected to cultural heritage, with the mother-son relationship shaping Sasan’s next step.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Middle-grade readers interested in school friendships and the pressures of fitting in.
Readers curious about stories involving family, cultural identity, and learning Farsi.
Fans of graphic novels about everyday middle-school challenges.

Themes

Belonging and peer influenceCultural identityFamily relationshipsLearning Farsi

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Book overview

Being an all-american boy means a few things: hanging out with the cool kids, looking the part, and of course, staying up to date on all the newest video games. Too bad life has other plans in book one of this hilarious and poignant middle grade series debut about friends, family, culture.

"Delightful and heartfelt." -- Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese

Sasan has middle school figured out: cool friends, decent grades, and enough of an allowance to hang out on the weekends. The only thing that seems to trip him up is balancing his mom's culture with his goal to be just like everyone else. When all the other boys start playing the latest video game, Sasan realizes his hold on fitting in is slipping right through his fingers. Determined to not stand out for the wrong reasons, Sasan goes to his mom. She's happy to help but she wants something in return: Sasan has to do the one thing he's been avoiding for years--learn Farsi.

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