American Heart - Softcover

Moriarty, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062694111 ISBN 13: 9780062694119

Publisher: HarperTeen, 2019

Synopsis

A powerful and thought-provoking YA debut from New York Times bestselling author Laura Moriarty.

Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps for Muslim-Americans are a reality.

Fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri, lives in this world, and though she has strong opinions on almost everything, she isn’t concerned with the internments because she doesn’t know any Muslims. She assumes that everything she reads and sees in the news is true, and that these plans are better for everyone’s safety.

But when she happens upon Sadaf, a Muslim fugitive determined to reach freedom in Canada, Sarah-Mary at first believes she must turn her in. But Sadaf challenges Sarah-Mary’s perceptions of right and wrong, and instead Sarah-Mary decides, with growing conviction, to do all she can to help Sadaf escape.

The two set off on a desperate journey, hitchhiking through the heart of an America that is at times courageous and kind, but always full of tension and danger for anyone deemed suspicious.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“I was in love with this country. But it has broken my heart.”

Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps for Muslim Americans are a reality. Fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri, lives in this world, and though she has strong opinions on almost everything, she isn’t concerned with the internments because she doesn’t know any Muslims.

But when she happens upon Sadaf, a Muslim fugitive determined to reach safety in Canada, Sarah-Mary finds herself reconsidering her assumptions about who she has been taught to fear—and what true patriotism requires.

The two set off on a dangerous journey, hitchhiking their way through America’s heartland, discovering courage and kindness in the most unexpected places.

About the Author:

Laura Moriarty is the New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone, as well as The Rest of Her Life, While I’m Falling, The Center of Everything, and American Heart. She received her degree in social work before returning for her MA in creative writing at the University of Kansas, and she was the recipient of the George Bennett Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. She currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas, where she is a professor of creative writing at the University of Kansas. Visit her online at www.lauramoriarty.net.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0062694111
• ISBN 13: 9780062694119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416