A School Library Journal Best Adolescent Adult Publication of 2019!

From William C. Morris Honor Finalist S.K. Ali comes an memorable romance that’s part The Sun CAN BE a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, pursuing two Muslim teenagers who meet throughout a spring break trip.

A marvel: something you come across amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Just like the perfect fries Adam and his mother used to make together.

An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Just like the about Like from A to Z fact that we now have hateful people in the globe. Like Zayneb’s instructor, who gained’t stop reminding the course how “poor” Muslims are.

But Zayneb, the just Muslim in course, isn’t poor. She’s angry.

When she gets suspended for confronting her teacher, and he begins looking into her activist friends, Zayneb minds to her aunt’s house in Doha, Qatar, for an early on start to spring break.

Fueled by the guilt to getting her friends in trouble, she resolves to test a newer, “nicer” version of herself in a location where nobody knows her.

Then her path crosses with Adam’s.

Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam’s stopped likely to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the building of things. Intention on keeping the storage of his mother alive for his little sister.

Adam’s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving dad.

Only, Adam and Zayneb are taking part in roles for others, keeping their true thoughts locked aside in their publications.

Until a marvel and an oddity occurs…

Marvel: Adam and Zayneb conference.

Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting.