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adventure
age 10-12
ages 10 12
Arab folklore
arabic
Author_Marguerite Dabaie
balancing worlds
bodega
Brooklyn
buraq
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Category=YFH
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city
city neighborhood
community
community story
creatures
cultural identity
culture
diverse characters
diverse middle grade
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fable
family
folklore
folklore adventure
friendship
friendship story
Graphic Novel
high-low books
imaginary
imagination
immigrant family
intergenerational story
islamic
Islamic mythology
Jackson Heights
legendary creatures
legends
magic
magical realism kids
mexican
Mexican heritage
middle school
middle school fantasy
monsters
multicultural fantasy
mythical
mythological creatures
New York
New York City
palestinian
Palestinian culture
portal
queens
Queens NYC
secrets
skateboarding
skateboarding girl
storytelling
upper elementary
urban fantasy kids
video games
worlds
Product details
- ISBN 9798881602482
- Weight: 225g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 Apr 2026
- Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Middle school is hard enough without a legendary creature suddenly appearing in your neighborhood and asking you for skateboarding lessons. Twelve-year-old Raia lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, loves video games, and is doing her best to keep her grades up. But when Bazzu the Buraq (a magical horse-bird-lion) appears, her life will never be the same.
Raia, a middle school student in New York City, has often felt like the odd one out at school. So when she meets Bazzu the buraq, a legendary creature, who offers to show her a world of folklore and magic in return for skateboarding lessons, she’s eager to accept. Together, Raia and Bazzu get up to misadventures and explore the world of legends, a fascinating and harmonious community of mythical creatures from all cultures. But as she grows more distant from her real-world friends and family, Raia will have to learn how to balance magic and reality.
Raia, a middle school student in New York City, has often felt like the odd one out at school. So when she meets Bazzu the buraq, a legendary creature, who offers to show her a world of folklore and magic in return for skateboarding lessons, she’s eager to accept. Together, Raia and Bazzu get up to misadventures and explore the world of legends, a fascinating and harmonious community of mythical creatures from all cultures. But as she grows more distant from her real-world friends and family, Raia will have to learn how to balance magic and reality.
Marguerite Dabaie (they/them), is a Palestinian American cartoonist who draws autobio, socio-political, and historical-fictional comics with a decorative flair. Dabaie is an author and freelance illustrator and has worked with publishers such as Bloomsbury, Abrams, and Viking Penguin. They are also an editor for the A.M. Qattan Foundation and Birzeit University, as well as an editor, writer, and cultural consultant for the tabletop RPG Blackbirds. Dabaie currently lives in Asia.
