Saints and Misfits
Publisher
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781481499248
Pages
336 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diveristy; Culture/Ethnicity; Divorce; Step parent; Biracial; Bicultural; co-parenting; two homes; step mother; mixed race; mixed culture; divorced parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Egyptian / Indian
Family Formation
divorced parents and step mother
Awards
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, 2017, Honor, Young Adult
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
William C. Morris Award, 2018, Finalist, Young Adult
Keywords
identity; sexual abuse; sexual assault; social issues; Muslims; hijab
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ali, S. K., "Saints and Misfits" (2017). Diverse Families. 1234.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1234