Say Something, Poupeh Babaee!: A Graphic Novel

By Haleh Massey

Moving to a new country is hard enough, especially when you have to do it alone during a national travel ban. When the pressures of a new school, a new language, and new bullies leaves Poupeh selectively mute, she struggles to find her voice which leaves her family pleading "Say something, Poupeh Babaee "

Poupeh Babaee is an Iranian girl sent to live with her relatives in the United States. Although Poupeh understands and speaks English, the stress of entering a new school in a foreign land renders her mute, and she is diagnosed with selective mutism. Worse yet, a travel ban--which labels Iran a "dangerous country"--has barred her parents from entering the US

In order to help her parents immigrate, Poupeh must find a way to speak up for them during an interview with an embassy officer or risk being separated. This powerful, heart-warming graphic novel debut shows the bravery and courage of a young girl who will do anything to reunite her family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499815263
• ISBN13: 9781499815269
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Yellow Jacket
• Length: 176 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7