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Borderline

Borderline

ISBN: 9780061451119

Title: Borderline

Author: Allan Stratton

KDL Description:

Despite the strained relationship between them, 15-year-old Sami Sabiri risks his life to uncover the truth when his father is implicated in a terrorist plot. By the author of Chanda’s Wars.

Amazon Description:

The truth is closing in.

Life’s not easy for Sami Sabiri since his dad stuck him at a private school where he’s the only Muslim kid. But it’s about to get a lot worse.

When Sami catches his father in a lie, he gets suspicious. . . . He’s not the only one. In a whirlwind, the FBI descends on his home, and Sami’s family becomes the center of an international terrorist investigation. Now Sami must fight to keep his world from unraveling.

An explosive thriller ripped from today’s headlines, borderline is the story of a funny, gutsy Muslim-American teen determined to save his father, his family, and his life.