"Heartfelt, honest, and featuring characters readers will fall in love with, this is sure to become a beloved book for many." "What makes Zayneb and Adam different is not their faith but their ability to learn from and love one another in a world hurling obstacles their way.Heartfelt and powerful." Love From A to Z is the bighearted, wildly charming, painfully real love story I've been waiting for." Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister.Īdam's also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.Īlone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals. Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam's stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things. When she gets suspended for confronting her teacher, and he begins investigating her activist friends, Zayneb heads to her aunt's house in Doha, Qatar, for an early start to spring break.įueled by the guilt of getting her friends in trouble, she resolves to try out a newer, "nicer" version of herself in a place where no one knows her.
Like Zayneb's teacher, who won't stop reminding the class how "bad" Muslims are.īut Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn't bad. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together.Īn oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like potatoes-because they make French fries happen. Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is part The Sun Is Also a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.Ī marvel: something you find amazing. A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club PickĪ School Library Journal Best Young Adult Book of 2019Ī YALSA 2020 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readersįrom William C.
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