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The picture of nobody / Rabindranath Maharaj.
Tommy lives with his family in Ajax, a small town close to Toronto. His parents are Ismaili Muslims who immigrated to Canada before Tommy was born. Tommy, a shy, chubby 17 year old, feels like an outsider. The arrest of a terrorist group in Toronto turns Tommy's world upside down. Now he experiences the sting of racism at the local coffee shop where he works part-time. A group of young men who hang out at the coffee shop begin to bully him. In spite, Tommy commits an act of revenge against the group's leader.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781926583280
- Physical Description: 78 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Edmonton : Grass Roots Press, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Reading guide available online at https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0436/3812/8797/files/The-picture-of-nobody-reading-guide.pdf. |
| Target Audience Note: | Reading level: 5. |
| Action Note: | Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph |
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| Genre: | Canadian fiction. Quick reads Suspense fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Rapid Reads |
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- 7 of 8 copies available at Decoda Literacy Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 (Text) | 35410000053967 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.2 (Text) | 35410000049601 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.3 (Text) | 35410000049593 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.4 (Text) | 35410000049452 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.5 (Text) | 35410000049460 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.6 (Text) | 35410000049478 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.7 (Text) | 35410000049486 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Decoda Literacy Library | 428.62 M34 2010 c.8 (Text) | 5421 | General Collection | Not holdable | Missing | - |
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Summary:
Tommy lives with his family in Ajax, a small town close to Toronto. His parents are Ismaili Muslims who immigrated to Canada before Tommy was born. Tommy, a shy, chubby 17 year old, feels like an outsider. The arrest of a terrorist group in Toronto turns Tommy's world upside down. Now he experiences the sting of racism at the local coffee shop where he works part-time. A group of young men who hang out at the coffee shop begin to bully him. In spite, Tommy commits an act of revenge against the group's leader.
