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#books #ya #realistic fiction #mariam sharma hits the road #sheba karim #poll

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🌙 Ramadan Mubarak - Books ft. Muslims

🦇 Good morning, my beautiful bookish bats. To celebrate this Islamic holy month, here are a FEW books featuring Muslim characters. I hope you consider adding a few to your TBR.

❓What was the last book you read that taught you something new OR what's at the top of your TBR?

🌙 A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum 🌙 Amal Unbound - Aisha Saeed 🌙 Love From A to Z - S.K. Ali 🌙 Hana Khan Carries On - Uzma Jalaluddin 🌙 Yes No Maybe So - Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed 🌙 Evil Eye - Etaf Rum 🌙 I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai 🌙 Exit West - Mohsin Hamid 🌙 Written in the Stars - Aisha Saeed 🌙 The Night Diary - Veera Hiranandani 🌙 Much Ado About Nada - Uzma Jalaluddin 🌙 The Eid Gift - S.K. Ali 🌙 More Than Just a Pretty Face - Syed M. Masood 🌙 Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero - Saadia Faruqi 🌙 If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan 🌙 Snow - Orhan Pamuk 🌙 Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged - Ayisha Malik 🌙 The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad 🌙 And I Darken - Kiersten White 🌙 The Last White Man - Mohsin Hamid

🌙 Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H 🌙 The Bad Muslim Discount - Syed M. Masood 🌙 Ms. Marvel - G. Willow Wilson 🌙 Love from Mecca to Medina - S.K. Ali 🌙 The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty 🌙 The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim 🌙 A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar 🌙 A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi 🌙 An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi 🌙 The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan 🌙 The Moor’s Account - Laila Lalami 🌙 Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian 🌙 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan 🌙 When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Quershi 🌙 Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe 🌙 Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad 🌙 Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini 🌙 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 🌙 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 🌙 Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

🌙 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie 🌙 All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir 🌙 The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik 🌙 Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin 🌙 A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif 🌙 Chronicle of a Last Summer by Yasmine El Rashidi 🌙 A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena 🌙 Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga 🌙 The Mismatch by Sara Jafari 🌙 Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah 🌙 You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen 🌙 Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali 🌙 Once Upon an Eid - S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed 🌙 Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan 🌙 Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson 🌙 The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar 🌙 A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan 🌙 Nayra and the Djinn by Michael Berry 🌙 All-American Muslim Girl by Lucinda Dyer 🌙 It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi

🌙 The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim 🌙 Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg 🌙 Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf 🌙 How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi 🌙 Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan 🌙 Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam 🌙 She Wore Red Trainers by Na'ima B. Robert 🌙 Hollow Fires by Lucinda Dyer 🌙 Internment by Samira Ahmed 🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 Love in a Headscarf - Shelina Zahra Janmohamed 🌙 Courting Samira by Amal Awad 🌙 The Other Half of Happiness by Ayisha Malik 🌙 Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy 🌙 Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed 🌙 Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed 🌙 Muslim Girls Rise - Saira Mir and Aaliya Jaleel 🌙 Amira & Hamza - Samira Ahmed 🌙 The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf 🌙 Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan

🌙 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh 🌙 Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan 🌙 Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao 🌙 The Yard - Aliyyah Eniath 🌙 When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar 🌙 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty 🌙 Maya's Laws of Love by Alina Khawaja 🌙 The Chai Factor by Farah Heron 🌙 The Beauty of Your Face - Sahar Mustafah 🌙 Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana

#ramadan #muslim writers #muslim #books #book list #ramadan mubarak #ramadan kareem #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

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That Thing We Call a Heart

That Thing We Call a Heart

This cute book is written by Sheba Karim. I got this book from a local bookstore and just picked it randomly out of all other books but when I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down. It was my first book of Sheba Karim and I would love to read more of her books. This book is about struggles of a girl about to graduate high school and the summer before she moves on to the next chapter. I loved…

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what i’m planning to read in july 2021

Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim It’s summertime, and the weather is fine This side of the world’s still quarantined (I know it’s pronounced ‘-teen’, but for a second, let’s pretend that it rhymes) So I’ll live vicariously through fictional characters’ lives.

#books #book review #book tumblr #mariam sharma hits the road #sheba karim #south asia #it must be professed that i do not have a future as a songwriter #then again someone has a job writing for liam payne

[2021ya]

THE MARVELOUS MIRZA GIRLS

by Sheba Karim

(Quill Tree Books, 5/18/21)

9780062845481

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“The Mirza girls hit Delhi—that’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.” To cure her post–senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen is ready to follow her mom on a gap year trip to New Delhi, hoping India can lessen her grief and bring her voice back. In the world’s most polluted city, Noreen soon meets kind, handsome Kabir, who introduces her to the wonders of this magical, complicated place. With Kabir’s help—plus Bollywood celebrities, fourteenth-century ruins, karaoke parties, and Sufi saints—Noreen begins to rediscover her joyful voice. But when a family scandal erupts, Noreen and Kabir must face complicated questions in their own relationship: What does it mean to truly stand by someone—and what are the boundaries of love?

#illustrated covers #multicolor covers #pink covers #the marvelous mirza girls #marvelous mirza girls #sheba karim #karim #quill tree books #harpercollins #may #may 18 #contemporary #summer #india #summer after senior year #romance #new dehli #floral covers

[lifeofaliterarynerd]

Books I (re)read in 2018: MARIAM SHARMA HISTS THE ROAD by  Sheba Karim

“You’re thinking about it the wrong way. Maybe you don’t have to fit in with them, maybe you have to make space for yourself.”

#mariam sharma hits the road #litedit #ya books #yalitedit #sheba karim #2018books #myedit

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#mariam sharma hits the road #bn readouts #ya novels #excerpts #sheba karim

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Title: Mariam Sharma Hits the Road Author: Sheba Karim Genres: Contemporary Pages: 320 Publisher: HarperTeen Review Copy: eARC received from publisher Availability: Available on June 5, 2018

Summary: Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It’s going to be quite an adventure.

The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala, and religious but closeted Umar.

But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what could be a better escape than a spontaneous road trip down to New Orleans?

With the heartbreaking honesty of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ mixed with with the cultural growing pains and smart snark of When Dimple Met Rishi, this wry, remarkable road-trip story is about questioning where you come from–and choosing the family that chooses you back.

Review: This book includes Islamophobia, homophobia, parental abandonment, child abuse (physical, emotional, religious), lewd acts in the presence of a child/sexual abuse, and fatphobia.

Mariam Sharma Hits the Road is a funny contemporary novel that isn’t afraid to look at the darker side of life. As many great road trip novels do, Mariam moves quickly from location to location, never lingering too long in one place or with one character, aside from the main trio, whose independent goals/storylines get lampshaded as the road trip begins. Mariam, our narrator, wants to find out more about the father who abandoned her and if his tendency to just walk away is something she has inherited; Ghaz wants to get away from her judgmental family/community and sort out where she fits in in the world; and Umar wrestles with his faith in regards to his sexuality while on the way to an Islamic convention.

Along the way, the three of them confront and discuss Islamophobia, misogyny and sexism, religion, homophobia, and a host of other issues that impact their day-to-day and road-trip lives. There are few easy answers here, and as a formerly religious woman on the ace/aro spectrum, there was a lot here that was heartbreakingly relatable and uncomfortably familiar. Unfortunately, there are some rather blatant fatphobic comments/moments in the book—including one particularly flinch-worthy “you’re too hot to get fat”—that go unchallenged. It’s disappointing since the book otherwise tackles discrimination issues head on but instead perpetuates this one.

As the narrator, Mariam is a good foil for Ghaz and Umar. Together, the trio is playful, lively, and even raunchy, but in between dragging each other to honky-tonks and teasing one another, their friendship can be quieter, more serious. It’s these more down-to-earth moments that I particularly enjoyed and that stayed with me once the book was over. Mariam’s relationship with her reserved—but involved—mother was also one of the highlights of the book for me. It was nice to see a desi daughter and mother connect so well (since it seems like most of my recently read books with desi characters have moms and daughters at odds, and Ghaz is at odds with her mother in this one). Mariam’s mother is also one of the few non-trio characters who feels fleshed out and not just a roadside attraction.

Recommendation: Get it soon. Mariam Sharma Hits the Road is a fast-paced comedy that isn’t afraid to tackle difficult subjects. While there are some (major) missteps and the comedy didn’t always work for me, there are also some great, authentic moments where Mariam and her friends shine. If you’re interested in road-trip books and the frank discussion of the heartbreaking parts of life, Sheba Karim has written the book for you.

Extras

“Author Spotlight: Sheba Karim” at KROS Magazine

“Hitting the Road with Sheba Karim: The YA Author Talks Islamophobia, Identity, & Family” at School Library Journal

“A Muslim YA Author on Belonging at a Tennessee Book Festival” at Literary Hub

#mariam sharma hits the road #sheba karim #WeNeedDiverseBooks #young adult books #RamadanReads

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Tuesday’s Treats is a weekly blog post dedicated to newly released books that I’m most excited for. (Books are in no particular order.)

All books featured this week will be released: JUNE 5th (Part 1 of 2)

1. Sweet Black Waves (Sweet Black Waves: 1): Kristina Pérez (goodreads) (book depository)

Inspired by the classic tale of Tristain and Eseult, Sweet Black Waves follows Branwen, best friend and lady-in-waiting to her homeland’s princess. For her entire life, all she’s known is to love her homeland, and hate the raiders who killed her parents. But when she saves the life of an enemy and awakens her ancient healing magic, Branwen’s mind (and heart) begins to open as she begins to fall for the man she healed. But not everyone is as easily convinced that peace is possible, especially the princess.

YA Fantasy, Retelling; Imprint/Macmillan, Hardcover (US)

2. Mariam Sharma Hits the Road: Sheba Karim (goodreads) (book depository)

Sheba Karim’s latest novel, Mariam Sharma Hits the Road follows friends Mariam, Ghazala, and Umar go on a road trip to escape their parents the summer after their freshman year in college after a scandalous photo of Ghazala appears on a billboard in Times Square.

Just give me all of the road trip books!

YA Contemporary Fiction; HarperTeen/HarperCollins, Hardcover (US)

3. Little Do We Know: Tamara Ireland Stone (goodreads) (book depository)

Hannah and Emory haven’t spoken to each other since their friendship ending fight. Now Emory is getting her UCLA performing arts application ready and spending as much time with her boyfriend, Luke, before they go to separate colleges; while Hannah deals with family, faith, and financial issues. But, after Luke gets into an accident, the three are thrown back together and they all realize that they don’t really know as much about each other as they think they do.

YA Contemporary Fiction; Disney-Hyperion, Hardcover (US)

4. Bruja Born (Brooklyn Brujas: 2): Zoraida Córdova (goodreads) (book depository)

I’m breaking my “don’t include sequels to books you haven’t read” rule for Bruja Born because I can’t not include it in this week’s post. Labyrinth Lost was one of my most anticipated reads of 2016 and I’m so ashamed that I still haven’t read it. I mean, a diverse story about magic and brujas? Yes please. Labyrinth Lost and Bruja Born are being read this year, mark my words.

YA Fantasy; Sourcebooks, Hardcover (US)

5. Save the Date: Morgan Matson (goodreads) (book depository)

Ever since I read Matson’s Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, I’ve devoured each of her books. Save the Date will be no exception.

The novel follows Charlie as she gets ready for her older sister’s wedding. All Charlie wants is for the weekend to go perfectly — making a decision about college, and her crush Jesse can wait until later. But nothing ever goes quite how one plans, does it? Full of chaos, family, and best-laid plans, Save the Date looks to be a great fun read that Matson is known for. I cannot wait to sink my teeth into it.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance; Simon & Schuster, Hardcover (US)

6. The Summer of Us: Cecilia Vinesse (goodreads) (book depository)

Aubrey and Rae have been planning their trip around Europe since they were kids. Now it’s the summer before college, and it’s the perfect time to go — but it’s not exactly how they originally planned it. Now, there’s Jonah, Aubrey’s boyfriend, Gabe, the boy Aubrey may have kissed, and Clara, the straight girl who Rae has a crush on. Five friends and 5 cities in 10 days…what could possibly go wrong (or right)?

YA Contemporary Fiction, Romance, LGBTQIA+; Poppy/Hachette, Hardcover (US)

7. Always Forever Maybe: Anica Mrose Rissi (goodreads) (book depository)

When Betts meets Aiden, it’s love at first sight. She thinks he’s perfect for her, and the two are destined to be together forever. But Betts’ best friend, Jo, sees it differently. Jo sees Aiden as controlling, possessive, and more dangerous than Betts thinks.

Stories about abusive relationships are always hard reads, but (unfortunately) necessary reads, too.

YA Contemporary Fiction; HarperTeen/HarperCollins, Hardcover (US)

#books #new releases #Tuesday's Treats #sweet black waves #kristina perez #mariam sharma hits the road #sheba karim #little do we know #tamara ireland stone #bruja born #brooklyn brujas #zoraida cordova #save the date #morgan matson #the summer of us #cecilia vinesse #always forever maybe #anica mrose rissi

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September 2021 Reading Wrap-Up| Monthly Wrap-Up

September was a pretty good month for me. Next month I’m back in university and committing more time to my studies so I made sure to spend more time with my family before I leave. As a result, I haven’t had as much time to read so this month’s wrap-up will be fairly short. This just means next month I’ll be much more motivated to read more books and put out more content on the blog and on my…

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#2021 blog posts #2021 Reads #Agatha Christie #Bibiliophile #Book Blogger #Book Review #Contemporary #Fantasy #Fiction #Jennifer L. Armentrout #Mystery #Reading Wrap Up #September 2021 Reads #Sheba Karim #Young Adult (YA)

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Were you a fan of Greta Gerwig’s 2017 film, Lady Bird? Then I’ve got some book recommendations for you!

#booklr #lady bird 2017 #lady bird #greta gerwig #saving francesca #melina marchetta #dramarama #e. lockhart #piecing me together #renee watson #wildlife #fiona wood #that thing we call a heart #sheba karim #you don't know me but i know you #rebecca barrow #the education of margot sanchez #lilliam rivera #my reviews #lulu speaks #saoirse ronan

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Little Thieves (Margaret Owen)

The Boneless Mercies by April Tucholke

aurora rising by aime kaufman

Seafire by Natalie C. Parker

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Cold the night, fast the wolves by Meg Long

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim

Howl’s moving castle Diana Wynne Jones

Calling on Dragons by Patricia C Wrede

On it 🦘

#not a poll #submission

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🦇 We shouldn't wait until May every year to delve into the beauty of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voices. In May, I shared a list of the NEWEST AAPI books out this year. To keep promoting AAPI authors, characters, and stories, here are a few Young Adult AAPI books you can add to your TBR for the remainder of the year!

🏮 The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 🏮 My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong 🏮 Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi 🏮 When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert 🏮 To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 🏮 I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu 🏮 Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi 🏮 American Panda by Gloria Chao 🏮 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon 🏮 Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman 🏮 Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao 🏮 Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao 🏮 Want by Cindy Pon 🏮 The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf 🏮 A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata 🏮 Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon 🏮 Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert 🏮 A Pho Love Story by Loan Le 🏮 The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad 🏮 Prepped by Bethany Mangle 🏮 The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn 🏮 Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi 🏮 Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park 🏮 This is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua 🏮 The Cartographers by Amy Zhang 🏮 The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim 🏮 This Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi Tian 🏮 Chasing Pacquiao by Rod Pulido 🏮 I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew Yang 🏮 The Queens of New York by E. L. Shen 🏮 Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying 🏮 These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi 🏮 Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim 🏮 The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim 🏮 A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

#books #book recs #aapi authors #aapi representation #book blog #booklr #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

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Book Review: "The Marvelous Mirza Girls" by Sheba Karim

Book Review: “The Marvelous Mirza Girls” by Sheba Karim

“The Marvelous Mirza Girls” by Sheba Karim (2021) Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Page Length: 400 pages (electronic review edition) Synopsis: To cure her post–senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen is ready to follow her mom on a gap year trip to New Delhi, hoping India can lessen her grief and bring her voice back.In the world’s most polluted city, Noreen soon…

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#book blog #book review #books #contemporary #netgalley #romance books #Sheba Karim #The Marvelous Mirza Girls #YA books #young adult

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Coming Soon ...

To be published tomorrow, June 5th, “Still Lives” by Maria Hummel, a crime mystery about an artist gone missing shortly before her provoking exhibition about violence against women opens.

Also coming out tomorrow, “Mariam Sharma Hits the Road” by Sheba Karim, who claims this is the first road trip novel featuring South Asian Americans, about three college students’ road trip through the American South. 

Also published tomorrow, “The Emperor of Shoes” by Spencer Wise, a love story between an expat’s son in China and a Chinese seamstress working in horrible condition in his fathers factory. The novel goes deeper than YA romance with a human rights and political angle. 

Another new publication is “Southernmost” by Silas House, the story of a preacher forced to change his opinions after meeting a gay couple, and, shunned by his surroundings, takes his son to search for his estranged gay brother, and tolerance.

#coming soon #still lives #mariam sharma hits the road #the emperor of shoes #southernmost #maria hummel #sheba karim #spencer wise #silas house #to be released #to be published #upcoming releases

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The summer after her freshman year in college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar. But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what better escape than New Orleans? The friends pile into Umar's car and start driving south, making all kinds of pit stops along the way--from a college drag party to a Muslim convention, from alarming encounters at roadside diners to honky-tonks and barbeque joints. Along with the adventures, the fun banter, and the gas station junk food, the friends have some hard questions to answer on the road. With her uncle's address in her pocket, Mariam hopes to learn the truth about her father (and to make sure she didn't inherit his talent for disappearing). But as each mile of the road trip brings them closer to their own truths, they know they can rely on each other, and laughter, to get them through.

#marian sharma hits the road #sheba karim #ya book #new release