Adam grapples with a sudden worsening of his multiple sclerosis while Zayneb faces further intolerance.

MS is also the same disease that led to Adam’s mother’s death. MS is a potentially debilitating disease that diminishes an individual’s control over their own body by damaging the nervous system. As they grow closer, Zayneb discovers Adam has multiple sclerosis, also called MS. Throughout spring break, he struggles with grief during the anniversary of his mother’s death.Īt the same time, Zayneb works to find concrete evidence to prove to her family and the school that Fencer is Islamophobic. Through a series of coincidences, Zayneb and Adam run into each other many more times.Īdam is a college freshman who dropped out to focus on his passion of carpentry. They briefly bond over their shared religion and then part ways.

Adam notices he has the same journal as Zayneb, sees Zayneb’s hijab, and greets her in Arabic. Just before spring break, Zayneb’s fight against this injustice lands her a week-long suspension just before spring break after she draws a butter knife on a piece of paper during class.Īs a result, Zayneb leaves for spring break early to Doha, Qatar, where her aunt lives. Fencer, her history teacher, directly targets Zayneb when discussing his Islamophobic views. The book follows Zayneb, a senior in high school who chooses to wear a hijab every day as a practicing Muslim. It also received recognition from Entertainment Weekly as one of the best young adult books of 2019.

Love from A to Z, Ali’s second novel, fits the realistic fiction, romance, and contemporary genres. Ali is Indian-Canadian and a practicing Muslim who aims to highlight Muslim life within literature. Ali is one of those stories that feels like it could almost be real.

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