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Pepperoni, Pitches (and Other Problems)

New school, new friends — and a choice between kindness and popularity.

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Pepperoni, Pitches (and Other Problems)

New school, new friends — and a choice between kindness and popularity.

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Pepperoni, Pitches (and Other Problems)

Age Group:
5+
Author:
Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Details:
Software, 36 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches

Amira’s got the swing, the speed, and the home-run smile, but making friends in a new school? That’s trickier than hitting a curveball.

Between lunch table drama, pizza politics, and a sudden burst into the “cool crowd,” Amira learns that popularity can come at a cost.

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meet the author

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

SHIFA SALTAGI SAFADI is the National Book Award winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana series, and several picture books, including Spell it like Samar, Heaven at Mama’s Feet, Pepperoni Pitches and Other Problems, as well as The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, is a former ELA teacher, and is passionate about spreading a love of reading through storytimes and school visits. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children.

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Beautifully written and illustrated books! Ruqa-ya's Bookshelf has filled a huge void in our community by bringing Muslim children's books with moral values that children actually enjoy reading and listening to.
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Beautifully written and illustrated books! Ruqa-ya's Bookshelf has filled a huge void in our community by bringing Muslim children's books with moral values that children actually enjoy reading and listening to.
- Hina Salim

Beautifully written and illustrated books! Ruqa-ya's Bookshelf has filled a huge void in our community by bringing Muslim children's books with moral values that children actually enjoy reading and listening to.
- Hina Salim

Beautifully written and illustrated books! Ruqa-ya's Bookshelf has filled a huge void in our community by bringing Muslim children's books with moral values that children actually enjoy reading and listening to.
- Hina Salim

Beautifully written and illustrated books! Ruqa-ya's Bookshelf has filled a huge void in our community by bringing Muslim children's books with moral values that children actually enjoy reading and listening to.
- Hina Salim

Beautifully written and illustrated books! Ruqa-ya's Bookshelf has filled a huge void in our community by bringing Muslim children's books with moral values that children actually enjoy reading and listening to.
- Hina Salim

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