{"id":22785,"date":"2018-06-15T05:05:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T12:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com\/?p=22785"},"modified":"2023-10-02T18:26:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T01:26:09","slug":"power-forward-by-hena-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/power-forward-by-hena-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Forward by Hena Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Zayd&#8217;s dream of playing basketball on his school&#8217;s A-team clashes with his Muslim family&#8217;s goals for him.\u00a0 Ages 6-10<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Power Forward<\/em> (Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream #1) by Hena Khan.\u00a0 Simon &amp; Shuster, 2018, 126 pages.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22786 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/power-forward-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/power-forward-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/power-forward.jpg 273w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 202px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 202\/300;\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading Level<\/strong>: Chapter Book, ages 7-9<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended for<\/strong>: Ages 6-10<\/p>\n<p>Meet Zayd, a third-generation Pakistani-American with a loving Muslim family and a passion for basketball.\u00a0 Unfortunately his ambition for getting on the A team clashes with his mother&#8217;s desire that he pursue his talent for the violin.\u00a0 Zayd&#8217;s ambitions are more in line with the typical American fifth-grader but his close-knit, traditional-minded family makes it a little horder to follow all the typical American fifth-grade pastimes.\u00a0 His uncle Jamal is on his side, even though Jamal is charting some traditional paths as well&#8211;namely, finding with a wife.<\/p>\n<p>The plot of this likeable chapter book is standard, but told with humor and warmth.\u00a0 The glimpse into a Muslim family life (as American as apple pie and <em>paratha<\/em>) will expand a reader&#8217;s perceptions of different cultures.\u00a0 Aside from a language caution (see below), it&#8217;s good choice for sports-lovers, boys, and reluctant readers.\u00a0 Volume #2 in the series, <em>On Point<\/em>, is also available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cautions<\/strong>: Language (two misuses of God&#8217;s name by teenage sister Zara)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (out of 5)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worldview\/moral value: 3.5<\/li>\n<li>Artistic value: 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zayd&#8217;s dream of playing basketball on his school&#8217;s A-team clashes with his Muslim family&#8217;s goals for him.\u00a0 Ages 6-10 Power Forward (Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream #1) by Hena Khan.\u00a0 Simon &amp; Shuster, 2018, 126 pages. 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