A review by sparetimereader
Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer

4.0

🗳️ Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win 🗳️

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Short synopsis: Jasmine is desperate to go to NYU and major in Journalism, to get a step ahead of the competition she pretends like she’s the senior class President. Now she’s desperate to make that a reality. 

My thoughts: This was a fun YA book with some major depth to it! Set during 1979 when a real life incident occurs with Iranian students in Europe. I really liked how the author incorporated a real incident to make this have a little bit more of a punch. 

We see how culture and racism can effect kids just striving to be accepted. I also really liked how Jasmines brother Ali stood up for his family, that had to have been very difficult but he was brave. 

The relationships throughout were so realistic for a high school kid, totally took me back to the days when we all just wanted to be accepted and find your “people.”

The music mentioned throughout was a fun addition; The Pretenders, the Beetles, Aerosmith, and other legendary rock stars.

Read if you love: 

• Exploring culture
• Politics 
• YA reads featuring Iranian Americans
• Personal development 
• Identity struggles

Thank you @booksparks for including me in your #booksparksbookclub December pick! This one is out now!