An exciting middle-grade debut starring a Muslim boy with a huge imagination. An NPR Best Book of the Year. 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. But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up.
4.8Overall Score
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet
Reader's Review Written in a similar style as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, with simple drawings and thoughts interspersed with words, this book is likely to be very popular with Muslim kids under 10. ...
Reader’s Review
Written in a similar style as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, with simple drawings and thoughts interspersed with words, this book is likely to be very popular with Muslim kids under 10. The themes are surprisingly good – if somewhat cliche – about a young boy who moves to a new school and must deal with adjusting to new classes, a bully, and a neighbor who doesn’t like Muslims. The parents are practicing Muslims and supportive, and the book has a happy ending. Overall a fun book to have at home and in a classroom.
To look out for
- Islamic Values: Omar and his sister don’t always get along. He finds her annoying, and she doesn’t treat him kindly.
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