Bibliograph

Funny in Farsi, a memoir of growing up Iranian in America, Firoozeh Dumas

Type

Label

Funny in Farsi, a memoir of growing up Iranian in America, Firoozeh Dumas

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1030L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Funny in Farsi

Oclc number

54352504

Responsibility statement

Firoozeh Dumas

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 7.3, 9, 9, 76686

Sub title

a memoir of growing up Iranian in America

Summary

An autobiography of growing up as an Iranian-American describes the author's family's 1971 move from Iran to Southern California, the members of her diverse family, and their struggle with culture shock

Table Of Contents

Leffingwell Elementary School -- Hot dogs and wild geese -- In the gutter -- Save me, Mickey -- Swoosh-swoosh -- With a little help from my friends -- Bernice -- A dozen key chains -- You can call me Al -- Of mosquitoes and men -- The "F word" -- Waterloo -- America, land of the free -- The Ham amendment -- Treasure Island -- It's all relatives -- Me and Bob Hope -- I ran and I ran and I ran -- I-raynians need not apply -- Girls just wanna have funds -- Joyeuse Noëlle -- The wedding -- I feel the earth move under my feet -- A nose by any other name -- Judges paid off -- If I were a rich man -- Afterword : Kazem and Nazireh Jazayeri

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator