I was recently lucky enough to read Game On (out October 6), a new middle grade graphic novel by Sina Grace. This thoughtful and entertaining book is about a seventh-grader named Sasan who is so desperate to get his hands on the gaming console that all his friends have that he strikes a deal with his mother: she will buy him the console if he learns Farsi, her native language.
As you may imagine, instead of simply getting his console and moving on with his life, Sasan learns not just Farsi. He also learns how important and interesting his Persian ancestry and traditions are.
It’s a rewarding story with a set-up that never gets old to me.
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