SaintsandMisfits--aWilliamC.MorrisAwardfinalistandanEntertainmentWeeklyBestYABookoftheYear--isa“timelyandauthentic“(SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview)debutnovelthatfeelslikeamoderndayMySo-CalledLife...starringaMuslimteen.Therearethreekindsofpeopleinmyworld:1.Saints,thosespecialpeoplemovingtheworldforward.Sometimesyouglazeoverthem.Or,atleast,Ido.They’reinyourfacesomuch,youcan’tseethem,likehowyoucan’tseeyournose.2.Misfits,peoplewhodon’tbelong.Likeme--thewayIdon’tfitintoDad’sbrand-newfamilyorintheleftoveronecomposedofMomandmyolderbrother,Mama’s-Boy-Muhammad.Also,there’sJeremyandme.Misfits.Becausealthough,alliterativelyspeaking,JannaandJeremysoundgoodtogether,wedon’tgotogether.Sameplanet,differentworlds.Butsometimesworldscollideandbeautifulthingshappen,right?3.Monsters.Well,monsterswearingsaintmasks,likeinFlanneryO’Connor’sstories.Likethemonsteratmymosque.Peoplethinkhe’sholy,untouchable,butnobodyhasseenunderthemask.Exceptme.
