Omar Rising

by SAEED, Aisha

ISBN: 9781911231400
Australian: No
Published: 2022 by Text Publishing Company
Part of the Enola Holmes series
Level: Middle Years (6-9)

Schools

Omar is excited to be going to the prestigious Ghalib Academy, having won a scholarship after much hard work, but upon arrival at the school, discovers that scholarship students aren’t allowed to join clubs and must do a certain number of hours a week doing chores around the schools, as well as meet a certain grade point average. This is all to ‘weed out’ scholarship students, because the school leadership doesn’t really want them. Thus begins the fight of Omar’s school career - to earn his place AGAIN, with hard work and dedication - and then with social justice.