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Publication
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2017), 336 pages
Description
Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.
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Original publication date
2017-06-13
Awards
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2020)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Teen — 2020)
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Honor Book — Young Adult — 2018)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (High School — 2019)
Middle East Book Award (Honorable Mention — Youth Literature — 2017)
William C. Morris YA Debut Award (Finalist — 2018)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2020)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2018)
CCBC Choices (2018)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2018)
Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers (Selection — Young Adult — 2017)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Teens (Fiction — 2017)
Language
Original language
English