{"id":7978,"date":"1997-03-04T22:21:15","date_gmt":"1997-03-05T02:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=7978"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:39:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:39:11","slug":"stranger-in-the-mirror-by-allen-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/stranger-in-the-mirror-by-allen-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger in the Mirror by Allen Say [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/1997\/03\/Stranger-in-the-Mirror.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32738\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/1997\/03\/Stranger-in-the-Mirror-260x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Stranger in the Mirror\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Sam wakes up one day with the face of his elderly grandfather. He has a frustrating time trying to convince his family and friends that he really is still Sam inside. Only when he takes to the skateboard does he feel like his old self again.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>Stranger <\/em>is just one of Say&#8217;s many memorable titles, Stranger remains one of his most extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 1995<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/09\/stranger-in-the-mirro.jpg\" alt=\"Stranger in the Mirro\" title=\"Stranger in the Mirro\" width=\"128\" height=\"147\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7036\" \/>Sam wakes up one day with the face of his elderly grandfather. He has a frustrating time trying to convince his family and friends that he really is still Sam inside. 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