Listen, Layla
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Published
[North Sydney, New South Wales] : Penguin Random House Australia, 2021.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781760896065, 1760896063
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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Published
[North Sydney, New South Wales] : Penguin Random House Australia, 2021.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781760896065, 1760896063
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.2, 7 Points

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Exploring the diaspora experience, race, politics and identity, Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied is an own voices novel for young readers, which bursts with passion, humour and truth.Layla has ended the school year on a high and can't wait to spend the holidays hanging out with her friends and designing a prize-winning Grand Designs Tourismo invention. But Layla's plans are interrupted when her grandmother in Sudan falls ill and the family rush to be with her. The last time Layla went to Sudan she was only a young child. Now she feels torn between her Sudanese and Australian identities. As political tensions in Sudan erupt, so too do tensions between Layla and her family. Layla is determined not to lose her place in the invention team, but will she go against her parents' wishes? What would a Kandaka do?

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Abdel-Magied, Y. (2021). Listen, Layla . Penguin Random House Australia.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Abdel-Magied, Yassmin. 2021. Listen, Layla. Penguin Random House Australia.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Abdel-Magied, Yassmin. Listen, Layla Penguin Random House Australia, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Abdel-Magied, Yassmin. Listen, Layla Penguin Random House Australia, 2021.

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