American Playground Fiction_Gift_Guide On a dead-end street in

On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and brightly lit

“Will no doubt inspire conversations with children about the benefits of failure and the pursuit of dreams

fearlessness and positivity in tackling some of the most daunting and fearsome climbs—on and off the wall

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American Playground Fiction_Gift_Guide On a dead-end street inIt's 1971, and 7 year old Mishel Manoucherian's family has packed up their life in Tehran and moved to Los Angeles, launching him headfirst into a disorienting new world of social and schoolyard expectations. At once a witty and warm exploration of the immigrant journey and coming of age tale, American Playground illuminates the Iranian American experience through a child's unique perspective. Armed with a handful of English words, a fiery mother who