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Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting..
Marvel: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
Until a marvel and an oddity occurs...
Alone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals.
Adam\'s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.
Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister.
Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam\'s stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things.
Then her path crosses with Adam\'s.
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.
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.
She\'s angry.
But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn\'t bad.
Like Zayneb\'s teacher, who won\'t stop reminding the class how "bad" Muslims are.
Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world.
An oddity: whatever gives you pause.
Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together.
Like potatoes--because they make French fries happen.
Even ordinary-amazing.
A marvel: something you find amazing.
Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is part The Sun Is Also a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.
K.
Morris Award Finalist S.
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