Patricia Dunn
A Troubled Teen Sent to Cairo Finds Revolution is Everywhere, Including in Ourselves,When my first party ends in jail, I think things canâ€™t possibly get worse. But then my parents send me to my grandmother in Cairo, and Iâ€™m sure my life is over. My sittu is Darth Vaderâ€™s evil sister, and Iâ€™m sure the only sites Iâ€™ll get to see in Egypt are the rooms in her apartment.,Turns out sheâ€™s not so bad. We ride camels by the pyramids and ice skate at a mall.,As Sittu says, â€œSometimes a moment can change your life.â€ But it can change the life of a country too. When a girl named Asmaa calls the people of Egypt to protest, I find myself in the middle of a revolution, running from tear gas and guns.,Oh yeah, and I meet the cutest guy Iâ€™ve ever seen. Fall in love for the first time. And have my first kiss.,"Miriam is desperate to see what it feels like to be part of the inside crowd - if only for an evening. It's that fateful night that lands her in the middle of a series of explosive events that change her life and those of millions worldwide. This is a story that will open hearts and minds." - Carole Geithner, author of If Only (Scholastic)
Young Adult,Realistic Fiction,Fiction,Contemporary,Young Adult,Coming Of Age,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Northern Africa,Egypt,Romance,Cultural,Africa,Travel
Rebels by Accident