Kareem Between by Safadi, Shifa Saltagi
Kareem Between by Safadi, Shifa Saltagi

Kareem Between

**WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Young People's Literature** This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells...
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Author: Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Kareem Between by Safadi, Shifa Saltagi

Kareem Between

$25.86
Kareem Between by Safadi, Shifa Saltagi

Kareem Between

$25.86
Author: Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
**WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Young People's Literature**

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school, now in paperback!

"The exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid." -- Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author of and Newbery Honor recipient for Other Words for Home

Seventh grade begins, and Kareem's already fumbled it.

His best friend moved away, he messed up his tryout for the football team, and because of his heritage, he was voluntold to show the new kid--a Syrian refugee with a thick and embarrassing accent--around school. Just when Kareem thinks his middle school life has imploded, the hotshot QB promises to get Kareem another tryout for the squad. There's a catch: to secure that chance, Kareem must do something he knows is wrong.

Then, like a surprise blitz, Kareem's mom returns to Syria to help her family but can't make it back home. If Kareem could throw a penalty flag on the fouls of his school and home life, it would be for unnecessary roughness.

Kareem is stuck between. Between countries. Between friends, between football, between parents--and between right and wrong. It's up to him to step up, find his confidence, and navigate the beauty and hope found somewhere in the middle.

Author: Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780593699287
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
SHIFA SALTAGI SAFADI is the National Book Award-winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana chapter book series, and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature, is a former English teacher, and shares her favorite Muslim books on her blog, Muslim Mommy Blog. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children.

Visit Shifa online at ShifaSafadi.com and on Instagram @MuslimMommyBlog!
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