02171cam a2200457 i 4500 2024029305 TxAuBib 20250312120000.0 210217s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021006160 9781496583420 HRD 15.95 1496583426 HRD 15.95 NJQ/DLC eng rda DLC IMmBT TxAuBib rda Darraj, Susan Muaddi, author. Farah rocks Florida / by Susan Muaddi Darraj ; illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa. North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2021. ©2021. 135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Farah rocks Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, anddoes not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community, Farah finds that the people are nice, and despite getting off to a bad start (she accidentally dumped a soda on his lap) she forms a friendship with Dr. Fisher, who shares her interest in science. Ages 8-12. Stone Arch Books. Grades 4-6. Stone Arch Books. ONORDER061228. Palestinian American girls Juvenile fiction. Gifted children Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers Fiction. Grandparent and child Juvenile fiction. Grandparent and child Fiction. Retirement communities Juvenile fiction. Retirement communities Fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Friendship Fiction. Palestinian Americans Fiction. Florida Juvenile fiction. Florida Fiction. Mannaa, Ruaida, illustrator. Farah rocks.