Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz

Samira Surfs

Rukhsanna Guidroz with Fahmida Azim (Illustrator)

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction childrens challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

A middle-grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds peace and empowerment in a local surf club for girls. Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
hopeful 54%
adventurous 36%
informative 36%
inspiring 36%
sad 36%
challenging 27%
reflective 18%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 36%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 33% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%

Average rating

3.85

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