Almost Sunset

8–12Best for kids★ 3.8

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A Yemeni American seventh grader is fasting for Ramadan for the first time in the same weeks his soccer team's season comes to a head. Training, matches, and the hours before sunset all pull against each other.

Why we picked it

Coaches and teammates run into this every spring and mostly do not know what to say. The book shows one kid working it out with his family, his coach, and his own body.

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Almost Sunset

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