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Omar and his friends are blasting off on another adventure—this time at a rocket-building competition. All of his family's Science Sundays prepared Omar to lead his friends on their quest to build the best rocket in their school, sending them to the nationals. But when their rocket is sabotaged, Omar and his friends have to use their expertise in science and mysteries to find the culprit.
This fifth book in the charming, warmhearted, and hilarious series about a boy growing up in a close-knit Muslim family is explosively fun!
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Release date
June 13, 2023 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593681046
- File size: 62600 KB
- Duration: 02:10:24
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 740
- Text Difficulty: 3-4
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Reviews
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In this first in a series for early chapter readers, narrator Waleed Akhtar embraces the worldview of Omar, the middle child in a British Muslim family. Akhtar presents an imaginative boy who has enthusiasm and an inquiring mind. Nervous about his first day at a new school, he conjures up a steam-breathing dragon, and Akhtar registers his boosted confidence in his lilting reading. Akhtar's tones aid in making Omar relatable. There's annoyance at his spying older sister, amusement that people think his mother never removes her head scarf, and fear when a bully tells him his family might be kicked out of the country. Akhtar's verve complements a story in which racism, the Muslim faith and culture, and humor are perfectly balanced. S.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine -
Waleed Akhtar reads the sequel to ACCIDENTAL TROUBLE MAGNET with the same cheer he brought to the first audiobook. His characterization of the quirky, creative Omar begins with a quick catch-up description of his friends and then introduces a new situation. Akhtar captures Omar's wild flights of imagination and his enthusiastic planning for an epic Nerf gun battle with his friends. Omar has saved his Eid and birthday money for a Nerf blaster, but suddenly, in a convincing act of generosity, he donates his funds to the mosque and turns into a fundraiser. When the money collected goes missing, Akhtar's response adds tension to the mystery. S.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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November 18, 2019
Originally released in the U.K. as The Muslims, Mian’s middle grade debut features some stock elements: after his family moves, Omar fears he won’t make friends at his new school and that his teacher will be a space alien, is vexed that he’s targeted by bully Daniel, and gets frustrated that his teenage sister has become a “snitch.” In Omar’s daily life and close-knit Muslim family, religion plays a focal role. His narrative incidentally relays—with readers and with his new friend, Charlie—the prayers his family says daily; fasting, feasting, and other rituals of Ramadan; and his scientist mother’s commitment to wearing hijab. Mian also credibly integrates Omar’s hurtful experiences with prejudice, as when Daniel tells the boy that “the worst thing about you” is “You’re Muslim.... You better go back to your country before we kick you all out” (Daniel adjusts his attitude and Omar learns the genesis of Daniel’s bitterness). Yet the dominant tone of wildly imaginative Omar’s free-association narrative, laced with expressive hand lettering and Mafaridik’s playfully exaggerated line art, remains chipper and uplifting. Ages 8–12.
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