Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions. 2006.
This book received a starred review in Booklist and has received favorable reviews just about everywhere else. Despite that, I found I had a hard time getting into this book. Nadira and her sister Aisha are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. After 9/11 they got caught up in a situation where the government was trying to roung up alll potential enemies. They got caught as they tried to escape to Canada. Their father was thrown into prison and left there for questioning. Nadhira and her sister are left to try to help get their father out of prison and get permission to stay in the country despite their illegal status. I found the ended really implausable. I think if the ending was more realistic I would have enjoyed the book a lot better.
I think teens may enjoy the book, particularly those that are interested in the issue of the Patriot Act or illegal immigration.
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I'm with you on this one. It was not that compelling. Can't remember why, which is sometimes a good indication in itself!
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