Grounded

By Aisha Saeed, S. K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Huda Al-Marashi

A storm strands four kids at an airport, sparking unexpected connections.

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272 pages· 30,183 words· Est. 4 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

When a storm grounds flights, four kids—Feek, Hanna, Sami, and Nora—find themselves stuck at an airport. Feek juggles poetry and babysitting, Hanna searches for a lost cat, Sami battles anxiety over a missed karate tournament, and Nora struggles with her congresswoman mother's expectations. As they navigate their personal challenges, an unexpected night unfolds, forging connections that will change them forever. What secrets and friendships will emerge from this chance encounter?

From the publisher

Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestselling and award-winning authors–Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S. K. Ali. A Walter Award Honor Book When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he’d rather be writing a poem that’s good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport–and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he’ll miss the karate tournament that he’s trained so hard for. And Nora has to deal with the pressure of being the daughter of a prominent congresswoman, when all she really wants to do is make fun NokNok videos. These kids don’t seem to have much in common–yet. Told in alternating points of view, Grounded tells the story of one unexpected night that will change these kids forever.

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