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The Good and Bad of Change
All it takes is a gunshot for your life to change.
11-year-old Ahmed Sharif immigrated to the US from a war-torn Syria, after a violent protest occurs outside his apartment. Their family travels from there home town of Aleppo, to the beautiful and majestic Istanbul, to Atlanta in the United States. Right when he steps onto the plane to Atlanta, his life changes forever.
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2 kids. The year 2001. And the story of Change.
When Ahmed and Iqbal come to the USA, their life is very tough, but soon, they both discover that change isn't so bad after all...
There is only one thing that is both good and bad.
Change.
The Good and Bad of Change is the long-awaited extension to Change. In this book, Ayaan focuses on Ahmed's life when they arrived in the US. At first, his life is quite tough, and he experienced some of the bad parts of change. But then he experiences some of the good parts of change. This is the first "novel" young writer Ayaan Haque has written that pulls people into the story, making them feel like they are in Ahmed's shoes. The Good and Bad of Change is available on From Ayaan's Ink. Click the button below to read a PDF version of the book.