Why is nobody laughing?
Rahman, Yasmin2022
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Ibrahim and Dexter have been best friends forever. While Dexter is always cool and confident, Ibrahim...well, Ibrahim's dealing with a lot. Hiding his passion for comedy from his family, dealing with the pressure of being the oldest child in an immigrant family, and now he's started having episodes he soon realises are panic attacks. When Ibrahim has a panic attack on stage at a local stand-up competition, he runs off to a deserted room. There he finds Sura. Sura is kind and helps him come to terms with his anxiety. He can open up to her in a way he's never been able to with Dexter. But there's also something strange about her - how much she knows about Ibrahim, and how she seems to disappear in an instant. Will Ibrahim crumble under the pressure, or will Sura's words be enough to help him? And what will happen when he no longer has her help?
Main title:
Why is nobody laughing? / Yasmin Rahman.
Author:
Rahman, Yasmin, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Hot Key Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
243 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes an excerpt from: This is my truth.
Audience:
Ages 14+.Contains strong language and themes some readers may find upsetting.
ISBN:
9781471411342 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Teenage immigrants -- England -- Juvenile fictionFirst-born children -- Juvenile fictionComedians -- Juvenile fictionPanic attacks -- Juvenile fictionFriendship -- Juvenile fictionAnxiety in adolescence -- Juvenile fictionStand-up comedy -- Juvenile fictionMuslim teenagers -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fictionFamilies -- Juvenile fictionYoung adult fictionPsychological fiction
BRN:
552982