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On Saturday I finished reading Planet Omar: Epic Hero Flop aloud with my 11-year-old, and it didn’t disappoint. If you’re not familiar with this heavily illustrated (younger) middle grade series, you’re missing out–Omar is a delightful kid with solid friends, and his Pakistani/Muslim heritage is simply another detail about him. (Yay for normalizing different cultural backgrounds!) In Epic Hero Flop, Omar takes the blame for something to spare his reformed friend Daniel a return to the principal’s office, only to find out that even a well-intentioned lie is a step onto a slippery slope. Can he get everything straightened back out again? (Of course he can–and does–but my daughter and I read a goodly portion of the book on Saturday in order to see it happen. You can’t just leave a good kid hanging, right?)
One of the best things about the ‘Planet Omar’ books is that while they’ve got widespread appeal, they’re about boys and boys’ experiences without too much bathroom humor. (Flatulence does happen, yes, but then again–flatulence does happen.) I only wish my son had been a few years younger when the first one came out.
In the meantime, we’ve all survived the time change and stress planning for our fundraiser goes on. Wish us luck!