Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Mian, Zanib

An exciting middle-grade debut starring a Muslim boy with a huge imagination. An NPR Best Book of the Year.

Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar!

Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?!

But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up. That is, until a Big Mean Bully named Daniel makes every day a nightmare! Daniel even tells Omar that all Muslims are going to be kicked out of the country . . . Could that possibly be true?

Luckily, Omar's enormous imagination and goofy family help him get through life's ups and downs.

Omar's funny, relatable narrative is the perfect answer to the call for both mirrors and windows to fill bookshelves with diverse stories.

-An NPR Best Book of the Year
-USBBY Outstanding International Book Selection
-2020 Global Read Aloud Selection
-Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
-Middle East Book Award Nominee
-New York Public Library Best Book of the Year (top 10)

Author: Zanib Mian
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/04/2020
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780593109212
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509412 / Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2019 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 11/18/2019
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 67
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020

About the Author
Zanib Mian was a science teacher before launching a small independent publisher, Muslim Children's Books. Passionate about representation in children's publishing, she is on the panel of judges for the prestigious Young Muslim Writers Awards.

Nasaya Mafaridik is based in Indonesia. Self-taught, she has a passion for children's books and bright, colourful stationery.