This is one of those books that should be read without knowing too much about it as you want to experience it as you read. Things I can share without affecting that are that it is about two Muslim teenagers in a small town facing great struggles to overcome. Interwoven through this is memories of the mother of one of the characters. You start the story in the middle of things already happening.
This hit me in the same way “The Hate U Give” hit me and it is every bit as important. I hope this book starts being shared within high schools as it has several important messages.
Salahudin is a fantastic male character and you can feel his kindness and his struggles. His mother, Misbah, shares her past in the book. Noor is Salahudin’s best friend and like a daughter to Misbah. Her story is very compelling especially the circumstances that brought her from Pakistan to California when she was six years old.
This hit me in the same way “The Hate U Give” hit me and it is every bit as important. I hope this book starts being shared within high schools as it has several important messages.
Salahudin is a fantastic male character and you can feel his kindness and his struggles. His mother, Misbah, shares her past in the book. Noor is Salahudin’s best friend and like a daughter to Misbah. Her story is very compelling especially the circumstances that brought her from Pakistan to California when she was six years old.