Here to Stay is a beautiful book by author Sara Farizan.
For most of high school, Bijan Majidi flew under the radar. He hangs out with his best friend, Sean, and has a crush on Elle, one of the most popular girls in his school. He was called off the basketball team’s bench and shot the winning basket in a knockout, everything changed in an instant.
But not everyone is happy that Bijan has become the man of his time: An anonymous online bully sends the whole school a photo of Bijan that has been photoshopped to look like a terrorist. His mother was terrified, and the school administration was furious. They promise to find and punish the culprit.
Bijan wanted to pretend it never happened and move on, but the case wasn’t so easily cleared up. Many of his classmates support Bijan, but some don’t want him or his type to be part of their school. And Bijan realizes that it’s not always easy to distinguish enemies from friends.
