The Magical Reality of Nadia
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- Author：Bassem Youssef
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Summary
Inspired by the author's real life experiences， this rollicking， charming novel follows sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia as she navigates the ups and downs of friendships， racism， and some magic， too！
Nadia loves fun facts。 Here are a few about her:
• She collects bobbleheads -- she has 77 so far。
• She moved from Egypt to America when she was six years old。
• The hippo amulet she wears is ancient。。。 as in it's literally from ancient Egypt。
• She's going to win the contest to design a new exhibit at the local museum。 Because how cool would that be？！
（Okay， so that last one isn't a fact just yet， but Nadia has plans to make it one。）
But then a new kid shows up and teases Nadia about her Egyptian heritage。 It's totally unexpected， and totally throws her off her game。
And something else happens that Nadia can't explain: Her amulet starts glowing！ She soon discovers that the hippo is holding a hilarious -- and helpful -- secret。 Can she use it to confront the new kid and win the contest？
Includes sections of black-and-white comics as well as black-and-white illustrations throughout。
Nadia loves fun facts。 Here are a few about her:
• She collects bobbleheads -- she has 77 so far。
• She moved from Egypt to America when she was six years old。
• The hippo amulet she wears is ancient。。。 as in it's literally from ancient Egypt。
• She's going to win the contest to design a new exhibit at the local museum。 Because how cool would that be？！
（Okay， so that last one isn't a fact just yet， but Nadia has plans to make it one。）
But then a new kid shows up and teases Nadia about her Egyptian heritage。 It's totally unexpected， and totally throws her off her game。
And something else happens that Nadia can't explain: Her amulet starts glowing！ She soon discovers that the hippo is holding a hilarious -- and helpful -- secret。 Can she use it to confront the new kid and win the contest？
Includes sections of black-and-white comics as well as black-and-white illustrations throughout。
Reviews
Kyell Zhanganak
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This work is a clear plagiarism of my own novel “Jack Hoffa - Journey Across The Globe”https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/5。。。Even though this novel is a plagiarism， Goodreads allows it to be displayed and promoted on here。 The most important issue is that I submitted my novel as a proposal to Scholastic， who subsequently ignored my submission， they did not even show the courtesy of responding。 Instead they took my work and joined forces with an author with a questionable reputation in order to This work is a clear plagiarism of my own novel “Jack Hoffa - Journey Across The Globe”https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/5。。。Even though this novel is a plagiarism， Goodreads allows it to be displayed and promoted on here。 The most important issue is that I submitted my novel as a proposal to Scholastic， who subsequently ignored my submission， they did not even show the courtesy of responding。 Instead they took my work and joined forces with an author with a questionable reputation in order to capitalise on my concept。 I’m stunned and outraged by Scholastic’s questionable business practices。 The following is a comparison of the works:The topic of bullying has been copied from my work as an important plot device;The focus on diversity reflecting society’s diverse make up has been copied in your work;The composition of a team of four diverse students that cooperate is an important plot device and is blatantly copied;The school setting is copied;The focus on a museum exhibit has been blatantly copied;The project as a reason for cooperation and as a plot device has been copied;The magical amulet has been copied;The use of a magical Egyptian artefact to travel into time to ancient Egypt has been copied;The plot device of a guiding voice throughout the story has been copied;The educational information about ancient Egypt has been copied;The use of a book or texts when travelling into time as well as the description of the time travel are blatantly copied;The illustrations of the work copy various different plot elements of my novel such as the Egyptian guard， the cover art; that show the character running and carrying a book with texts are only some of the blatantly copied story elements。There are various other issues that show evidence of plagiarism， but it is clear that this work is a blatant copy of my work。 I shall pursue this matter to the fullest extent。 After researching the author responsible for this work， I found a number of interesting facts。The author has previously been caught plagiarising works and has admitted to doing so after having even found out。The author has had a disturbing career filled with controversy。 His program was banned by his producers， who eventually took him to court for expressing obscenities and insults。 After some time he found refuge with other producers who cancelled his program after it caused massive outrage from the public。 In both cases he chose to take his producers to court unsuccessfully。 His disloyalty is shown throughout his career and in every case he turned on his publisher or producer。 He was arrested on occasions where he broke the law。 After plagiarising the work of a Jewish journalist， he refused to apologise and allowed extreme anti semitic insults to be spoken against the original author。I’m asking Goodreads to remove this novel from their website as it is promoting theft。 。。。more
April
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3。5 stars
Diane
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“Find something in common。 Let them see you’re not so different。”Nadia’s favorite things are logic， data， facts。 She doesn’t have time for magic。 Adam is her best friend。 On her summer trip to Egypt， Nadia found a Hippo amulet at an Egyptian market。 What she doesn’t realize that inside that amulet is Tee Tee， the man who “ticked off the wrong royal magician。” He’s about to show Nadia what magic can do。Add to the mix Jason， the new kid from Chicago， that seems to have focused in on Nadia， bullyin “Find something in common。 Let them see you’re not so different。”Nadia’s favorite things are logic， data， facts。 She doesn’t have time for magic。 Adam is her best friend。 On her summer trip to Egypt， Nadia found a Hippo amulet at an Egyptian market。 What she doesn’t realize that inside that amulet is Tee Tee， the man who “ticked off the wrong royal magician。” He’s about to show Nadia what magic can do。Add to the mix Jason， the new kid from Chicago， that seems to have focused in on Nadia， bullying her relentlessly。 When Tee Tee tells her to “take the power back from Jason，” Nadia actually gets the upper hand。 Maybe there is such a thing as magic？ 。。。more
Wardah
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Actual star 3，5。I enjoy the story so much。 Buku ini berhasil menyajikan perbedaan dan rasisme dengan sangat baik untuk dibaca anak-anak。 Tentang ketidaktahuan yang bisa menjelma jadi rasisme dan gimana anak-anak memahami rasisme。
Carrie Copa
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A lighthearted tale of a girl with all the facts discovering magic and helping a friend trapped by an ancient magic curse。 But can Nadia keep the group together for a big project and deal with a problematic new kid who constantly puts her down because she's from Egypt？ The illustrations were charming！ There is even a mini comic section that was very fun。 The book is not terribly long but the story feels complete。 Pick this up for a contemporary adventure filled with interesting facts， a delightf A lighthearted tale of a girl with all the facts discovering magic and helping a friend trapped by an ancient magic curse。 But can Nadia keep the group together for a big project and deal with a problematic new kid who constantly puts her down because she's from Egypt？ The illustrations were charming！ There is even a mini comic section that was very fun。 The book is not terribly long but the story feels complete。 Pick this up for a contemporary adventure filled with interesting facts， a delightful main character， and a hippo necklace！ 。。。more
Barbara
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Sixth grader Nadia Youssef is proud of her Egyptian heritage and her friends in the Nerd Patrol。 After a summer spent in Egypt， she is eager to share her experiences with others。 But she is surprised to learn that a hippopotamus pendant she bought there actually contains Titi， a teacher who is bound to offer help a certain number of times to Nadia when she requests it。 Although Nadia tends to be logical and eschew anything having to do with magic， eventually she gives in and accepts his help。 Sh Sixth grader Nadia Youssef is proud of her Egyptian heritage and her friends in the Nerd Patrol。 After a summer spent in Egypt， she is eager to share her experiences with others。 But she is surprised to learn that a hippopotamus pendant she bought there actually contains Titi， a teacher who is bound to offer help a certain number of times to Nadia when she requests it。 Although Nadia tends to be logical and eschew anything having to do with magic， eventually she gives in and accepts his help。 She and her friends are excited to create a new exhibit for the local museum， and she has some great ideas about immigrants。 But her friends also have good ideas， and they become annoyed when she takes over and ignores their suggestions。 Nadia struggles with how much to lead and how much to follow， and she also feels increasingly uncomfortable at the thinly veiled cultural slurs that Jason Flanagan， a transfer student from Chicago， utters about Nadia's culture， her food， and others that he considers to be unAmerican。 His remarks are sometimes funny， but they also sting， and Nadia needs to figure out how to handle them。 After all， sometimes he seems to go too far。 When the group's project is wrecked and their victory seems unlikely， Nadia gets assistance from Titi in teaching Jason a lesson about this nation's history and foundation on immigrants。 Although the book tackles some tough issues， it does so with empathy and humor， and readers can see that Nadia herself is no saint。 Despite her good intentions， she makes mistakes and hurts others， even her friends。 The framing of the story within a spell cast eons ago seems to indicate that Nadia's story will continue。 Middle graders who like lite magic and a strong female protagonist will enjoy this one。 。。。more
Ricki
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This was a lot of fun book with a good lesson， but I felt there could have been more to it。
Lisa D
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What a cute book， not my favorite ， but was A very cute idea。
Kathy
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This starts off as a very silly story， but Nadia ends up learning good points about friendship， how to deal with bullies/racists， and to value her background as Egyptian-American。 This is also a paean to immigrants and the value they bring to America。 Pretty deep themes for what on the surface is such a silly story。
MaryLibrarianOH
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Chapter book with some illustrations and comic elements。 Read the ARC so didn’t see the final art。 Smart Egyptian American girl Nadia finds a trapped teacher/genie in an amulet。 He helps her deal with middle school life。 Both fun and serious。
Melissa the Librarian
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Love the premise of this book， but the text is super small。 Wish it was bigger。
Mai Badawy
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I enjoyed reading it with my son。 I thought it might interest him as we’re Egyptian immigrants who recently moved to Canada。
Chris
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Decent mindless listen。 Liked it trying to hit racial stereotypes， but then the little genie guy from the amulet kind of ruined it。 And the Jason， 'typical jock' character。 Decent mindless listen。 Liked it trying to hit racial stereotypes， but then the little genie guy from the amulet kind of ruined it。 And the Jason， 'typical jock' character。 。。。more
Osama
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I love it， it’s really awesome
Arvia Maharhani
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ceritanya ringan sekali！ ada persahabatannya dapet， konfliknya kena， tema rasisme juga tersampaikan dengan baik！
Jennybeast
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This book does a great job working through the usual tangled friendship dynamics， and also modeling how to disarm and call out both microaggressions and outright racism。 Nadia is a fun， engaging character and her celebration of her Egyptian heritage is beautiful。 The only thing I'm confused by is that it reads as though it were written for a much younger audience。 I can see 3rd and 4th graders loving this book， especially with the cute illustrations*， but I'm not sure it would appeal to kids who This book does a great job working through the usual tangled friendship dynamics， and also modeling how to disarm and call out both microaggressions and outright racism。 Nadia is a fun， engaging character and her celebration of her Egyptian heritage is beautiful。 The only thing I'm confused by is that it reads as though it were written for a much younger audience。 I can see 3rd and 4th graders loving this book， especially with the cute illustrations*， but I'm not sure it would appeal to kids who are in 6th grade。*I kind of wish she looked less like Disney's Jasmine early on in the book。 She's got more depth and character by far。 Advanced Reader's Copy Provided by Edelweiss。 。。。more
Laura Gardner
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Cute！ My students love books w text and pictures。 I look forward to seeing the final art。 The message of inclusivity and celebrating immigrants for their contributions is well done。
Kate Waggoner
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@KidlitexchangeThank you to @Scholasticinc for sharing an advance copy of the Magical Reality of Nadia by Bassem Youssef and Catherine R。 Daly。 This middle grade novel will be out February 2， 2021。 All opinions are my own。 Nadia and her parents emigrated to the U。S。 from Egypt when Nadia was six-years-old。 Nadia is very proud of her heritage and culture and visits her family in Egypt each summer。 This summer she picked up a hippo amulet。 What she doesn't know is that it's from ancient Egypt and @KidlitexchangeThank you to @Scholasticinc for sharing an advance copy of the Magical Reality of Nadia by Bassem Youssef and Catherine R。 Daly。 This middle grade novel will be out February 2， 2021。 All opinions are my own。 Nadia and her parents emigrated to the U。S。 from Egypt when Nadia was six-years-old。 Nadia is very proud of her heritage and culture and visits her family in Egypt each summer。 This summer she picked up a hippo amulet。 What she doesn't know is that it's from ancient Egypt and houses an ancient Egyptian teacher， Titi。 Titi has been trapped within the amulet for thousands of years。 His only way out is to help Nadia solve a series of problems。 Nadia loves fun facts， bobbleheads， and her friend group， the Nerd Patrol。 When a museum contest is announced at school， it's a no-brainer that the Nerd Patrol will work together。 Nadia is feeling pressure from both the project and a new kid who seems to not be very found of Nadia and her culture。 With Titi's help， will Nadia be able to confront the new kid and win the contest？The Magical Reality of Nadia is a powerful and fun book。 I love the illustrations and humor that are found throughout the novel。 My favorite part though are the strong themes related to immigration， racism， prejudice， and acceptance。 When a student arrives at her school， Nadia begins to feel discriminated against as the boy makes comments and jokes that just don't sit write with her。 She struggles with what to do。 With Titi's help， Nadia decides to confront the boy。 Rather than throwing insults back or waiting quietly， Nadia takes the opportunity to educate her peer on immigrants and their connection to the United States。 The issues that Nadia faces in this book are very real for many middle grade readers。 The situations in the book will resonate with many readers。 I feel that this an important book to include in a middle grade library。 Some readers will see themselves in Nadia and others will see themselves in Jason。 Both of these perspectives are important and important lessons will， hopefully， be learned regardless of which character the reader connects with most。 This book has the possibility to lead to some amazing， important， and powerful conversations。 。。。more
Sarah
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EARC provided by Edelweiss PlusI am glad to see that there is a second book already in the works！ Readers will enjoy meeting these characters。
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusNadia and her best friend Adam are excited about starting 6th grade。 After spending the summer with cousins in Egypt， Nadia is all set to up her fashion game， and she's confident in her academic abilities， since she is a whiz at trivia。 Her new teacher， Ms。 Arena， seems nice， and her other friends Vikram， Chloe， and Sarah are all in her class。 They are also academically inclined， and super excited about a project the class is doing to celebrate the 100th anniversa E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusNadia and her best friend Adam are excited about starting 6th grade。 After spending the summer with cousins in Egypt， Nadia is all set to up her fashion game， and she's confident in her academic abilities， since she is a whiz at trivia。 Her new teacher， Ms。 Arena， seems nice， and her other friends Vikram， Chloe， and Sarah are all in her class。 They are also academically inclined， and super excited about a project the class is doing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the The Museum of American History。 The theme is "What Makes America， America"， and Nadia wants the project to be about immigrants。 Her friends， who have fairly diverse backgrounds， agree。 Jason， a new boy with whom Adam has become friendly， has been delivering digs about Nadia's Egyptian heritage。 He has made fun of her food， her clothing， and said some pretty nasty things that teachers haven't caught。 Adam values the friendship because he wants to learn more about sports so that he can talk to his stepfather about them， so he doesn't stick up for Nadia。 However， Nadia does get support from an unexpected source: she has an antique hippopotamus necklace that she bought in Egypt， and which is the home to an ancient teacher， Titi， who angered the wrong royal magician！ He comes to life on the pages of a comic book Nadia has brought home for Adam， and gives her a lot of good advice on her project as well as how to handle Jason。 As work on the projects continues， there are some tense moments， especially when Nadia's group project is damaged at the museum workspace。 Will Nadia be able to get the project done， handle Jason， and restore her friendship with Adam？Strengths: I am not usually a fan of books about bullying， because they are not realistically done。 Jason is a great example of what a real bully looks like: generally likable， not suspicious looking to teachers， but underhandedly mean for no particularly good reason。 I loved that Nadia stood up to him， and that most of her friends did as well。 Adam's reasons for going along with him were also absolutely spot on for a 6th grader。 It was also nice that Jason changed his ways when Nadia made him understand more about the situation of descendants of immigrants。。。 which is everyone who doesn't have a Native American background！ The school project was a great way to showcase these topics。 The inclusion of a bit of history about the Egyptian Spring （2011， when Nadia was a baby！） was also interesting。 Weaknesses: This was a bit on the young side。 I wish that more middle grade novels had characters in the 8th grade; this way， they'd be fine for elementary school students and for middle school ones as well。 Stu Truly is an excellent example of a book that has a lot more readers because the characters were older。 What I really think: Like The Year I Flew Away， I would have enjoyed this more without the magic component， which makes it seem a bit young。 The inclusion of cartoon panels makes this a lot of fun， and I would definitely buy it for an elementary school。 。。。more
Andréa
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