{"product_id":"kiffe-kiffe-tomorrow-9780156030489","title":"Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Faïza Guène\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Prejudice \u0026amp; Racism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tale for anyone who has ever lived outside looking in, especially from that alien country called adolescence. A funny, heartfelt story from a wise guy who happens to be a girl. If you've ever fallen in love, if you've ever had your heart broken, this story is your story.\" -- Sandra Cisneros, author of THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Paradise projects are only a few metro stops from Paris, but here it's a whole different kind of France. Doria's father, the Beard, has headed backto their hometown in Morocco, leaving her and her mom to cope with their \u003ci\u003emektoub\u003c\/i\u003e their destiny alone.They have a little help-- from a social worker sent by the city, a psychiatrist sent by the school, and athug friend who recites Rimbaud. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt seems like fate s dealt them an impossiblehand, but Doria might stillmake a newlife. She'll prove the projects aren't onlyabout rap, soccer, and religious tension. She ll take the Arabic word kif-kif (same old, same old) and mix it up with the French verb kiffer (to really like something). Now she has a whole new motto: KIFFE KIFFE TOMORROW. \u003cbr\u003e\"Moving and irreverent, sad and funny, full of rage and intelligence. [Guene's] characters are unforgettable, her voice fresh, and her book a delight.\" -- Laila Lalami, author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaiza Guene is a sociology major at the University of St. Denis.The child of Algerian immigrants, she grew up in the public housing projects of Pantin, outside Paris. This is her first book. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354801922199,"sku":"9780156030489","price":1275.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780156030489.webp?v=1767308739","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/kiffe-kiffe-tomorrow-9780156030489","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}