Saving Sunshine
$26.89
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2024
Summary
It’s already hard enough just being a kid, without being teased for having a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It’s even harder when you’re constantly fighting your sibling—and Zara and Zeeshan really can’t stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate: each other’s company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare opportunity for teamwork—if the two can put their differences aside at last.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250793812 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250793815 |
| Author: | Saadia Faruqi, Shazleen Khan |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | First Second |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 144mm x 206mm |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Critics Review
Winner of the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
Eisner-nominated
A Bank Street Best Books of the Year
Nominated for the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
A Kirkus Best Book of
A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids
A YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection
A Texas Library Association Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection
“A beautiful, realistic, and important story focusing on family and sibling bonds.” –Kirkus, starred review
”[A] stirring and uplifting story of family and identity.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
“The art style moreover captures a variety of nuanced expressions with an approachably cute quality, offering emotional depth as well as humor and sweetness.” – The Bulletin of the Center For Children’s Books, starred review
“A relatable sibling story that approaches tough topics like discrimination with compassion and intention…heartwarming, funny, and bright.” –Booklist
“A fine addition for collections seeking representation of discordant sibling relationships.” –School Library Journal
Saadia Faruqi
Saadia Faruqi was born in Pakistan and moved to the USA when she was twenty-two years old. She is the author of the Yasmin series and popular middle-grade novels such as Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero. She was featured by Oprah Magazine as a woman making a difference in her community. She lives in Houston with her family.
Shazleen Khan is an award-winning London-based illustrator, writer, and designer, specializing in narrative and sequential illustration. Shazleen began self-publishing their graphic novel work in 2011 and they have a master’s in children’s books and graphic novels (2018). They currently work as a freelance illustrator while doing part-time teaching work.
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