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BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL
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Mariam is not excited to be starting at a new middle school - a Catholic middle school! She, a Muslim, is going to a Catholic school! Full of depictions of Jesus! And her only skill is doing what she thinks the teacher wants her to, so she doesn’t have anything to talk to the other girls about. Slowly she tries to find a place for herself and a couple of friends. But the Christmas Nativity production is coming up.
Mariam is as judgmental of her family as she thinks other people are of her. She is sure that she is smarter than every adult around her and her attitude was quite grating. For a sixth grader she is quite self-assured and secretive - about a year ahead of when that behavior really starts happening.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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