Game on: (A Graphic Novel)

by Sina Grace

Fitting in, family, and learning Farsi

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Fitting in, family, and learning Farsi

Sasan has a foothold in middle school through friends, grades, and weekend plans, but the latest video game becomes a test of whether he can keep up with his classmates. His effort to fit in intersects with a longer-running tension: balancing his mother’s culture with his wish to be like everyone else. When he asks his mom for help, she ties it to a request of her own—learning Farsi, a task he has avoided for years. This graphic novel sets a familiar school-age concern alongside questions of family connection and cultural identity.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Middle-grade readers interested in friendships and the pressures of fitting in
Readers curious about stories involving family culture and language learning

Themes

Belonging and peer pressureFamily relationshipsCultural identityLanguage learning

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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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