A good country
Khadivi, Laleh2018
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Alireza Courdee, a 14-year-old, straight-A student, takes his first hit of pot. In that moment, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, starts surfing, cuts classes and lies to his father. For the first time, Reza - now Rez - feels like an all-American teen. Then a terror incident shocks the nation. As fears escalate, his newfound friends withdraw and Rez becomes increasingly isolated, an object of suspicion because of his name and skin colour. Now he can only relate to Arash, a fellow Muslim student, and beautiful Fatima, who starts wearing a hijab and going to the local mosque. Little by little, Reza is drawn into a troubling new world.
Main title:
A good country / Laleh Khadivi.
Author:
Khadivi, Laleh, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.
Collation:
239 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.
ISBN:
9781408876039 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
2663152