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Marina Budhos s extraordinary and timely novel examines what it s like to grow up under surveillance, something many Americans experience and most Muslim Americans know Naeem is far from the model teen Moving fast in his immigrant neighborhood in Queens is the only way he can outrun the eyes of his hardworking Bangladeshi parents and their gossipy neighbors Even worse, they re not the only ones watching Cameras on poles Mosques infiltrated Everyone knows Be careful what you say and who you say it to Anyone might be a watcher Naeem thinks he can charm his way through anything, until his mistakes catch up with him and the cops offer a dark deal Naeem sees a way to be a hero a protector like the guys in his brother s comic books Yet what is a hero What is a traitor And where does Naeem belong Acclaimed author Marina Budhos delivers a riveting story that s as vivid and involving as today s headlines. Download Watched author Marina Budhos – kino-fada.fr Great premise, and it starts out strong, as Naeem is a sympathetic and authentic teenage screwup But what sounds like it should be a thriller is very slow paced and nearly devoid of suspense As the novel goes on and Naeem is in a very tricky situation, the stakes are just never raised, so that, for me, the ending felt flat and a little deus ex machina y.This is a matter of personal taste, but it felt overwritten to me Lots of poetic passages, and lots of things said three different ways when Great premise, and it starts out strong, as Naeem is a sympathetic and authentic teenage screwup But what sounds like it should be a thriller is very slow paced and nearly devoid of suspense As the novel goes on and Naeem is in a very tricky situation, the stakes are just never raised, so that, for me, the ending felt flat and a little deus ex machina y.This is a matter of personal taste, but it felt overwritten to me Lots of poetic passages, and lots of things said three different ways when I got it with one For example I amthan they can see Even with the fasting I ve never felt so light I am a nighthawk, winging from neighborhood to neighborhood Some readers might like this, but to me, especially because the plot wasn t advancing at the speed I wanted, these passages felt frustrating.Finally, and this may be petty, but Budh...Do you know someone who could turn extremist Naeem is just helping out a friend when two men from the government offer him a deal They won t press charges for what they caught him doing if he does some work for them Soon he finds himself joining groups to gather information, stalking his friends online, and telling his government contacts every little suspicion he has This created story is based on the author s research surrounding intelligence practices in a post 9 11 world Naeem is not Do you know someone who could turn extremist Naeem is just helping out a friend when two men from the government offer him a deal They won t press charges for what they caught him doing if he does some work for them Soon he finds himself joining groups to gather information, stalking his friends online, and telling his government contacts every little suspicion he has This created story is based on the author s research surrounding intelligence practices in a post 9 11 world Naeem is not strictl...Digital copy from the Ohio E Book ProjectNaeem s father and stepmother moved from Bangladesh hoping for a better life A senior in high school, Naeem has found school frustrating, and has falled so far behind that he s not even sure how to catch up When it turns out he can t, his parents are very disappointed in his They work very hard running a convenience store in their Queens neighborhood, and had high hopes for Naeem and his younger brother Naeem has a friend, Ibrahim, who is trouble, and Digital copy from the Ohio E Book ProjectNaeem s father and stepmother moved from Bangladesh hoping for a better life A senior in high school, Naeem has found school frustrating, and has falled so far behind that he s not even sure how to catch up When it turns out he can t, his parents are very disappointed in his They work very hard running a convenience store in their Queens neighborhood, and had high hopes for Naeem and his younger brother Naeem has a friend, Ibrahim, who is trouble, and one of their adventures ends with Naeem getting arrested for shoplifting In exchange for not having the event on his record thus perhaps impacting his father s green card , the police offer him a chance to work as a mole for them in the Muslim community He is to infiltrate mosques, student gro...This timely novel makes one consider the problems of those whom the police recruit to help watch for terrorist plots A teenage immigrant caught up in watching Moslem sites for the police is gradually drawn in deeper and deeper The fine writing made me slow down to relish the words.THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD I read this for Book Club and I loved it It talked about real world problems and how someone is always watching your movements It is especially important for a book like this at this poin...This book was amazing I loved all of the adventure and detail, but I didn t like the ending It wasn t what I was expecting, which should be a good thing, but I don t think what happened really worked for me In all though, it was a great book.What happens to Naeem, the book s protagonist, could happen to almost anyone, but Naeem is particularly vulnerable because he is an immigrant Muslim teen living in Queens, New York He s always been able to scrape by on his charm, but when a couple of mistakes bring him to the attention of law enforcement officials, he faces a dilemma Either he plays by their rules and gives them the information they want, or they can make life very hard for him and his hard working family At first, Naeem What happens to Naeem, the book s protagonist, could happen to almost anyone, but Naeem is particularly vulnerable because he is an immigrant Muslim teen living in Queens, New York He s always been able to scrape by on his charm, but when a couple of mistakes bring him to the attention of law enforcement officials, he faces a dilemma Either he plays by their rules and gives them the information they want, or th...This was a very timely little book, and it was a fast and intense read The main character is a Muslim teenager living with his immigrant parents in New York City during the time of intense surveillance of the mosques and Muslim communities When he ends up on the wrong side of the law, officers recruit him to spy on his friends and neighbors At first he feels like he might be helping to protect them, but as the spying getscomplicated and morally ambiguous, he has some tough decisions to This was a very timely little book, and it was a fast and intense read The main character is a Muslim teenager living with his immigrant parents in New York City during the time of intense surveillance of the mosques and Muslim communities When he end...Still processing this one, but this is an important book for teenagers and adults, but teens are the intended audience There is a whole lot packed in to a somewhat spare and poetic story, things about c...Not a book for me I found it very difficult to finish mostly because the writing was slow and rambled on for quite a bit It s a unique point of view, I ll give her that Didn t find it worthwhile to put it in my classroom though A kid who makes bad choices in life and...

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  • 12 August 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 272 pages
  • 055353419X
  • Marina Budhos
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