Mr.+Barlow's+Reviews

Ok. Here's some quick reviews to start for some books I've read.

**__//Bifocal//-Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters__** Racism and terrorism are two of the main topics that are focused on in this book. A student arrested on suspicions of terrorism which leads to a high school being split by racism. This leads to two boys from two different groups being forced to choose sides. The story is told from two different points of view. Haroon, a Muslim, is a serious student devoted to his family and whose grandparents emigrated from Afghanistan. Jay is a football star devoted to his team. He is white. One day their high school is put on lockdown, and the police arrest a Muslim student on suspicion of terrorist connections. The entire school splits along racial lines and both Haroon and Jay find that their differences initially put them at odds. The Muslim students become targets while Jay and his teammates believe they've been set-up to look like racists. Very current and should hopefully raise some questions for discussion.