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Wild Poppies

Haya Saleh

During the Syrian civil war, brothers Omar and Sufyan face severe hardship after their father dies. Their family are Syrian refugees, and Omar tries to take on the role of the family’s man, though Sufyan sees him as failing. The brothers have sharply different personalities: Omar is often timid, while twelve-year-old Sufyan is fearless. After they are separated, fifteen-year-old Omar must try to find his younger brother.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
860L
ATOS Book Level
5.5
AR Interest Level
MG+
AR Points
6
Word Count
38152
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
T
Themes
Immigration And Migration · Siblings · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Levine Querido
Published
May 23, 2023
ISBN-13
9781646146529
Language
English
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