Blog Tour: Tagging Freedom by Rhonda Roumani

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TAGGING FREEDOM by Rhonda Roumani Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: TAGGING FREEDOM

Author: Rhonda Roumani

Pub. Date: November 7, 2023

Publisher: Union Square Kids

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 288

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/TAGGING-FREEDOM 

Out of the revolutions across the Arab world, comes this inspirational story of with hope, freedom, and belonging, perfect for fans of Other Words for Home and A Good Kind of Trouble.

Kareem Haddad of Damascus, Syria, never dreamed of becoming a graffiti artist. But when a group of boys from another town tag subversive slogans outside their school, and another boy is killed while in custody, Kareem and his friends are inspired to start secretly tagmessages of freedom around their city.

Meanwhile, in the United States, his cousin, Samira, has been trying to make her own mark. Anxious to fit in at school, she joins the Spirit Squad where her natural artistic ability attracts the attention of the popular leader. Then Kareem is sent to live with Sam’s family, and their worlds collide. As graffitied messages appear around town and all eyes turn to Kareem, Sam must make a choice: does she shy away to protect her new social status, or does she stand with her cousin?  

Informed by her time as a journalist, author Rhonda Roumani's Tagging Freedom is a thoughtful look at the intersection between art and activism, infused with rich details and a realistic portrayal of how war affects and inspires children, similar to middle grade books for middle schoolers by Aisha Saeed, The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandi, or Refugee by Alan Gratz.

 

Review: coming soon

 

About Rhonda Roumani:

Rhonda Roumani is a Syrian American journalist who lived in Syria as a reporter for U.S. newspapers. She has written about Islam, the Arab world, and Muslim-American issues for more than two decades. Currently, she is a contributing fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC. Rhonda lives in Connecticut with her family.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of TAGGING FREEDOM, US Only.

Ends November 14th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/30/2023	YA Books Central	Guest Post/IG Post
10/31/2023	The Momma Spot	Guest Post
11/1/2023	Two Chicks on Books	Guest Post/IG Post
11/2/2023	Callisto’s calling	IG Review
11/3/2023	Lifestyle of Me	Review/IG Post

Week Two:

11/6/2023	One More Exclamation	Review/IG Post
11/7/2023	Country Mamas With Kids	Review/IG Post
11/8/2023	Confessions of the Perfect Mom	Review/IG Post
11/9/2023	Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's	Review/IG Post
11/10/2023	The Litt Librarian	Review/IG Post