Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship
Shifa Saltagi Safadi, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
Amina has recently moved with her family from Syria to Indiana and is beginning at a new school in a new country. She loves science, bananas, and yellow, but feels nervous about making friends. To solve the problem, she creates a formula involving speaking English, clothing, schoolwork, and food. When her first days do not go as planned, Amina must reckon with a formula that fails to add up.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
