I know you haven’t seen my glowing review of Love From A to Z, which is coming on April 29th, but take my word for it, you want this book! That’s why I wanted to post as part of a blog countdown the Street Team is doing for this amazing book.
We are all so unbelievably excited for you all to read this book! This book is something special and Zayneb is one of those characters that just spoke to me! You just have to take my word for it until the 29th. And there’s just under a week left!
Summary
A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together.
An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb’s teacher, who won’t stop reminding the class how “bad” Muslims are.
But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn’t bad. She’s angry.
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.
Fueled 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.
Then her path crosses with Adam’s.
Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam’s stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things. Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister.
Adam’s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.
Alone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals.
Until a marvel and an oddity occurs…
Marvel: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
Find Love from A to Z on Goodreads, Amazon, Indiebound & The Book Depository.
About the Author
S. K. Ali* is the author of Saints and Misfits, a finalist for the American Library Association’s 2018 William C. Morris award. Her debut novel won critical acclaim for its portrayal of an unapologetic Muslim-American teen’s life. Saints and Misfits was featured on several Best Teen Novels of 2017 lists including from Entertainment Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and the New York Public Library. It was also a CBC Canada Reads 2018 longlist title and featured in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, NBC News, Huffington Post, Salon, Bustle, CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter, The Social, The Morning Show and other North American media.
She holds a degree in Creative Writing from York University and has written about Muslim life for various outlets, including the Toronto Star and NBC News. Her second novel, Love From A to Z, a story about finding love in the time of Islamophobia, will be published on April 30, 2019 by Simon & Schuster. She also has a picture book, The Proudest Blue, co-authored with Ibtihaj Muhammad, releasing in the fall of 2019, published by Little, Brown and Co. S. K. Ali lives in Toronto with her family and a very vocal cat named Yeti.
*first name: Sajidah (Saj-da)
Tour Schedule
April 23
Rameela- Star is All Booked Up: Welcome Post/Marvels and Oddities in my Life (starisallbookedup.wordpress.com)
April 24
Lilli- Utopia State of Mind: Promo (Https://utopia-state-of-mind.com)
April 25
Selena- Life of a Random: Love From A to Z Playlist (randomofalife.blogspot.com)
April 26
Shri- SunandChai: Promo (sunandchai.wordpress.com)
April 27
Aashi Ranjan- Books Bounty Hub: Muslim Representation Matters (https://booksbountyhub.home.blog/)
April 28
Ara- Open Pages: The A to Z of Journals (http://www.foldedbetweenthepagesofbooks.com)
Julia- Juliatfleur: Promo + Graphics/Art (www.juliatfleur.com)
April 29
Nargis- Writing Power: Promo (https://nargiskalani.wordpress.com)
April 30
Amna- YA Book Corner: A to Z Reason to read Love From A to Z (yabookcorner.wordpress.com)
Michelle- Magical Reads: Promo (magical-reads.blogspot.com)
CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS! Can’t wait for your review either!
I hope you like it! It’s live now and you can read it *shifts nervously*