Mrs Brand loved this book and couldn't put it down. A great blend of reality and unreal adventure.
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Huda and Me
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Before Reading
Some of the themes covered in this story are:
Adventure, humour, identity, Lebanese culture, religion vs culture, what it means to be Australian, being Muslim in Australia, media bias and stereotypes, racism, siblings, travel, babysitters
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Read and discuss
To get a feel for this book, read chapter one.
Afterwards discuss:
Afterwards discuss:
- Who is the narrator of this story?
- Why are he and his sister, Huda, at the airport?
- What has Huda packed in her bag?
- What has Huda done to get them to this point? •
- Why does Akeal think he and his sister are ‘dead’ at the end of the first chapter?
- Now that you have read chapter 1 . . . Why would you like to read on from chapter 1? What questions do you need answered?