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Holiday House / New York
Text copyright © 2012 by Eric A. Kimmel
All Rights Reserved
HOLIDAY HOUSE is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
www.holidayhouse.com
ISBN 978-0-8234-2620-1 (ebook)w
ISBN 978-0-8234-2728-4 (ebook)r
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Kimmel, Eric A.
Hiss-s-s-s! / by Eric A. Kimmel. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: When a Muslim American boy named Omar finally convinces his
family that he should have a pet snake, it escapes and Omar learns why his
mother is so scared of them.
ISBN 978-0-8234-2415-3 (hardcover)
[1. Snakes as pets—Fiction. 2. Pets—Fiction. 3. Muslims—Fiction.]
I. Title.
PZ7.K5648Hi 2012
[Fic]—dc23
2012002968
For Pirate
chapter 1
“I want a snake,” Omar said. He could just as easily have said, “I
want an elephant,” or “Space aliens gave me a ride home from
school in a ying saucer,” and nobody would have paid any more
attention. His family was sitting around the kitchen table. Mom
and Dad were focused on the usual battle: getting Omar’s little
sister, Zara, to eat.
“I want Cheerios,” Zara announced.
Mom rolled her eyes. She gave Dad her
You handle this
look.
Dad took over. He was much better in these situations than
Mom. He had more patience. “Yes, I know, my darling,” he said
to Zara. “But Mom has prepared this wonderful dinner for us.
ere are eggplant and tabouleh and salad. All the things we
love. It’s all so good. How lucky we are to have a mom who loves
us so much and feeds us so well.”
Mom gave Omar a
Here we go again!
glance. Omar forced
himself to look serious. Dad went through this routine just
about every night and Zara still hadn’t caught on.
“I want Cheerios!” she said again.
“Yes, I know, my love. But Cheerios are breakfast food. We
don’t have them at dinner. What we do have are eggplant and
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