[Gives] understanding [to] the extreme dynamics of race in America from a Muslim perspective.
Internment
New York Times Book Review
[A] raw portrait of a young activist coming into her own….a potent and impassioned reminder of what American nationalism led to in our not-so-distant past.
Family Circle
It’s an action-packed thriller that will make your teen sit up and think.
Cecilia Cackley, East City Bookshop, Washington DC
A necessary read for all young people, now more than ever.
Eugenia Vela, BookPeople, Austin, TX
A riveting, ferocious read that will keep you up at night, a story about complicity and cowardice, strength, vulnerability, and hope.
Emily Knosher, Read It Again Bookstore, Monticello, NY
Thank you to Samira Ahmed for giving us Layla, the Strong and Independent Female Character that we are always promised, but never actually get.