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Title: Terribly racist
Review: I read this book as an adult, as I was reviewing books for a school board. I gave it a pass! This book presents the typical sterotyped view of Muslims as violent, ignorant people--particularly those Muslims from the Arab world. It seems that Cooney got her information about Muslims from reading hysterical media published in the mainstream Western press, and watching movies where Arabs are all depicted as suicidal fanatics. She does not know anything about the religion, and even less about people from other cultures. Of course, there are "bad" Muslims, just as there are bad Jews, Christians, Buddists, etc. But they are a minority, not the majority. It's time that we stop promoting this type of literature. Yes, I know it is fiction, but why waste time reading such trash? Why must the terrorist be a Muslim? Avoid this book.
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