Bifocal

Bifocal

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<p> On the White Ravens' Outstanding New International Books for Children and Young Adults list, 2008 </p><p> <i>ForeWord Magazine</i>'s Book of the Year Awards Bronze Medal Winner (YA Fiction category), 2007 </p><p> Snow Willow Award nominee, 2008 </p><p> CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2008 </p><p> Two bestselling authors join forces to write a powerful novel about racism. </p><p> A student arrested on suspicions of terrorism. A high school torn apart by racism. Two boys from two different sets of circumstances forced to choose sides. </p><p> These are the issues at the heart of <i>Bifocal</i>, a ground-breaking new novel for young-adults. </p><p> The story is told from two different points of view. Haroon is a serious student devoted to his family. His grandparents emigrated from Afghanistan. Jay is a football star devoted to his team. He is white. </p><p> One day their high school is put on lockdown, and the police arrest a Muslim student on suspicion of terrorist affiliations. He might be guilty. Or is he singled out because of his race? </p><p> The entire student body fragments along racial lines and both Haroon and Jay find that their differences initially put them at odds. The Muslim students become targets and a smoke-bomb is set off near their lockers while Jay and his teammates believe they've been set-up to look like racists. </p><p> <i>Bifocal</i> is, by no stretch, an easy book. Award-winning authors Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters deliver a serious, hard-hitting book about racism that does not talk down to young people. </p>