Ask Me No Questions, Marina Budhos
Ask Me No Questions, Marina Budhos
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Ask Me No Questions

Author: Marina Budhos

Narrator: Abby Craden

Unabridged: 4 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2012


Synopsis

Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal US citizens. But after 9/11, everything changes. Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous—a suspected terrorist. When Nadira’s father is arrested and detained at the US-Canadian border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same. The teachers at Flushing High don’t ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart. Nothing matters to her anymore—not even college. It’s up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again.

About Marina Budhos

Marina Budhos is the author of award-winning fiction and nonfiction. Her novels for young adults are Tell Us We’re Home and Ask Me No Questions. Her nonfiction books include Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers and Sugar Changed the World, which she cowrote with her husband, Marc Aronson. She has received an Exceptional Merit Media Award (EMMA), a Rona Jaffe Award for Women Writers, and two fellowships from the New Jersey Council on the Arts. She has been a Fulbright Scholar to India and is an associate professor of English at William Paterson University.

About Abby Craden

Abby Craden has been a professional actress and voice artist for over sixteen years and can be heard in numerous television and radio commercials, video games, and audiobooks. She has twice won the AudioFile Earphones Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Isatta on June 06, 2017

Nadira is that fat daughter. She is also the slow daughter, the one who is slow to speak and quick to feel. She is constantly compared to her sister Aisha. Aisha is the perfect sister. She is the sister who is going places and the one who impressed everyone with her knowledge and her ability to adap......more

Goodreads review by Kate Hastings on May 31, 2007

A Muslim girl from Bangladesh has her life turned upside-down after 9/11 when all Muslim men from certain middle-eastern countries are required to register with the US government and show valid IDs. Her family has long out-stayed their travel visa, and have been living successful, if illegal, lives i......more

Goodreads review by Yoo Kyung on May 04, 2013

" I look at her, amazed. She's American-born. I can tell by her accent and the way she holds herself. I didn't even know you could do something like that. I sure didn't know a girl could do something like that. " But how do you kow you want to be a geologist?" I ask. She smiles, tilting her head to......more

Goodreads review by Molly on June 10, 2016

I absolutely loved Ask Me No Questions. It teaches the importance and significance of family, and fighting to do what is right, no matter how difficult it may be. It also teaches just how much a person can grow, and how they are much more than just their surface. Nadira, for example, describes herse......more

Goodreads review by RoRo on December 07, 2021

3.75 stars Well, well, well. This book was good. I loved the concept and how the author's writing style formed the book. I also liked the main character and how she was such a strong female lead and basically held the book together but also was strong for her family, because of the situation that she......more


Quotes

“The events of the novel are powerful enough to engage readers’ attention and will make them pause to consider the effects of a legal practice that preys on prejudice and fear.”

Publishers Weekly

“Narrator Abby Craden expertly depicts family, friends, and cold officials…Craden captures everything the reader’s eye would see on the printed page—especially that aside or extra word that adds further clarity to the written word. The moving story illustrates people lives affected by our nation’s immigration policies. Craden’s warm and insightful delivery adds to the learning experience for young listeners.”

AudioFile

“A moving first-person, present-tense narrative…The teen voice is wonderfully immediate, revealing Nadira’s mixed-up feelings as well as the diversity in her family and the Muslim community…Readers will feel the heartbreak, prejudice, kindness, and fear.”

Booklist (starred review)

“Inspiring and timely, this novel explores one of the most difficult issues facing the United States today in a compelling and highly readable way.”

Children’s Literature


Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award