"Nothing is going right for Nayra Mansour. There's the constant pressure from her strict family, ruthless bullying from her classmates, and exhausting friendship demands from Rami -the only other Muslim girl at school. Nayra has had enough. Just when she's considering transferring schools to escape it all, a mysterious djinn named Marjan appears. As a djinn, a mythical being in Islamic folklore, Marjan uses their powers and wisdom to help Nayra navigate...

Describes in graphic novel format the United States in the second third of the nineteenth century, including Texas independence, the Mexican War, Mormon settlement in Utah, the California Gold Rush, the expansion of education and women's rights, and the beginning of the factory system.

Describes in graphic novel format how the United States reacted to the rest of the world from Maximilian's rule in Mexico to the treaties following World War I, and includes the acquisition of Alaska and Hawaii, the Spanish-American War, and the building of the Panama Canal.