Samira Ahmed

From bestselling author Samira Ahmed comes a thrilling fantasy adventure intertwining Islamic legend and history, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the Land of Stories. On the day of a rare super blue blood moon eclipse, twelve-year-old Amira and her little brother, Hamza, cant stop their bickering while attending a special exhibit on medieval Islamic astronomy. While stargazer Amira is wowed by the amazing gadgets, a bored Hamza wanders off, stumbling across the mesmerizing and forbidden Box of the Moon. Amira can only watch in horror as Hamza grabs the defunct box and it springs to life, setting off a series of events that could shatter their worldliterally. Suddenly, day turns to night, everyone around Amira and Hamza falls under a sleep spell, and a chunk of the moon breaks off, hurtling toward them at lightning speed, as they come face-to-face with two otherworldly creatures: jinn. The jinn reveal that the siblings have a role to play in an ancient prophecy. Together, they must journey to the mystical land of Qaf, battle a great evil, and end a civil war to prevent the moonthe stopper between realmsfrom breaking apart and unleashing terrifying jinn, devs, and ghuls onto earth. Or they might have to say goodbye to their parents and life as they know it, forever.

Una adolescente musulmana indio-estadounidense se enfrenta a la islamofóbia y a una realidad que no puede explicar ni de la que puede escapar. Maya Aziz está dividida entre dos futuros: el que sus padres esperan de su buena hija india y el que ella desea: ir a la escuela de cine en Nueva York. Pero mientras lucha entre la eleccion de sus padres y sus propios deseos, su mundo se ve sacudido por un horrible acto de terrorismo cuando un suicida, quien casualmente comparte el apellido de Maya, ataca en el corazon de Estados Unidos y amenaza con alterar el curso de su vida para siempre. ¿Que le sucede a una familia musulmana cuando su comunidad es consumida de repente por el odio y el miedo?

Blazes with searing honesty and unflinching emotional truth Becky Albertalli award winning author of SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social suspense novel about book banning activism and standing up for what you believe in Reading is dangerous because it shows us the truth Words give us power that s why some adults want to silence us Noor Khan is the new girl at school Moving to the tiny town of Bayberry with her mother and sister after their family life is upended she s determined to keep her head down and make it through her final year unnoticed While hiding out in her school library Noor notices that hundreds of books are being removed from the shelves and boxed up a new school policy banning books that parents object to Worse almost all the books being targeted are by queer and BIPOC authors Outraged Noor and her new friends decide to read some of the banned books out loud to their classmates to protest this new policy at school But in Bayberry trouble is never far behind Can Noor effect change by speaking up while navigating the politics of small town life And can she trust the son of the school board president who she finds herself falling for

Una adolescente musulmana indio-estadounidense se enfrenta a la islamofóbia y a una realidad que no puede explicar ni de la que puede escapar. Maya Aziz está dividida entre dos futuros: el que sus padres esperan de su buena hija india y el que ella desea: ir a la escuela de cine en Nueva York. Pero mientras lucha entre la eleccion de sus padres y sus propios deseos, su mundo se ve sacudido por un horrible acto de terrorismo cuando un suicida, quien casualmente comparte el apellido de Maya, ataca en el corazon de Estados Unidos y amenaza con alterar el curso de su vida para siempre. ¿Que le sucede a una familia musulmana cuando su comunidad es consumida de repente por el odio y el miedo?

Dopo unesplosione nel laboratorio di sua cugina, Kamala Khan si trova faccia a faccia con un suo doppelganger proveniente da unaltra dimensione. In quanto Ms. Marvel, e suo dovere aiutare la nuova arrivata ad adattarsi a una realta che non e la propria. Eppure ce qualcosa che non la convince: i suoi poteri sembrano impazziti, e la sua controparte potrebbe nascondere qualcosa. E, soprattutto: perche il mondo intorno a lei sembra essersi trasformato in un musical di Bollywood? Limperdibile ritorno della piu amata tra le giovani super eroine della Casa delle Idee, scritto dallapprezzata autrice di romanzi young adult Samira Ahmed (Love, Hate & Other Filters), qui allesordio nel mondo dei fumetti, e disegnato da Andres Genolet (Runaways). [CONTIENE MS. MARVEL: BEYOND THE LIMIT (2022) 1-5]

La elección es mi sueño o el de ellos.Debut literario de Samira Ahmed en el que una adolescente musulmana indio-estadounidense se enfrenta a la islamofobia y a una realidad que no puede explicar ni de la que puede escapar.Maya Aziz esta dividida entre dos futuros: el que sus padres esperan de su buena hija india -es decir, permanecer en Chicago y ser emparejada con un joven musulman "adecuado"-, y el que ella desea: ir a la escuela de cine en Nueva York, reirse con su mejor amiga, hacer documentales y salir con un chico que apenas conoce, y escabullirse con sus clases privadas de natacion en un estanque secreto.Pero mientras lucha entre la eleccion de sus padres y sus propios deseos, su mundo se ve sacudido por un horrible acto de terrorismo cuando un suicida, que tambien se apellida Aziz, ataca en el corazon de Estados Unidos y amenaza con alterar el curso de su vida para siempre.¿Que le sucede a una familia musulmana cuando su comunidad es consumida de repente por el odio y el miedo?

Amira and Hamza are back in this epic sequel, which takes readers on a thrilling magical adventure as the siblings face their most terrifying and formidable opponent yet.All human and jinn kind shall bow down to me. Control the Ring, control the worlds. Amira and Hamza have returned from Qaf, the magical Jinn world, as triumphant heroesand life has been pleasantly quiet. Too quiet. Hamza is determined to have one last monumental, epic adventure before summer ends. But when sneaking off to explore an old, abandoned castle goes from life-changing adventure to potentially deadly, Amira and Hamza find themselves in the middle of another dangerous quest to save the worlds. One they didnt bargain for. The siblings are brought face to face with the evil dev, Ahriman, angry and out for revenge. And if Amira and Hamza thought Ifrit was bad, his dad Ahriman, the last in an ancient line of fire spirits, is far worse. Ahriman kidnaps Hamza and forces him to help locate the lost Ring of Power, an ancient and mysterious artifact that will allow him to rule the universe. Desperate to save her brother, Amira must outsmart perilous traps and confounding puzzles in a race against time to retrieve the artifact before Ahriman does... or say goodbye to Hamza and their world forever.

"Internamiento es la novela del año" Ambientada en Estados Unidos, en un futuro cercano y aterrador,Internamiento es una novela apasionante y emotiva que incita a los lectores a romper el silencio có

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It is August in Paris and budding art historian Khayyam should be having the time of her life - but even in the City of Lights she cant stop worrying about the mess she left back home in Chicago. Only when she meets a cute young Parisian - who happens to be a distant relative of the novelist Alexandre Dumas - do things start to get interesting, as she starts to unveil the story of a 19th century Muslim woman whose path may have intersected with Dumas, Eugene Delacroix and Lord Byron.Two hundred years earlier in the Ottoman empire, Leila is the most favoured woman in the Pashas harem. Her position is meant to be coveted; but she is struggling to survive as she fights to keep her true love hidden from her jealous captor.Echoing across centuries, as Khayyam uncovers the scintillating truth of Leilas long-forgotten life, her own destiny is transformed forever.

Hilarious and heart-wrenching, romantic and searching... a poetic, deeply profound exploration of the multiverses we inhabit - Libba Bray, New York Times bestselling author of the DIVINERS seriesAddictive, inventive, and sometimes chilling...One of the most original YAs Ive read in years - Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of the HAZEL WOOD seriesAria Patel believes in facts. She likes stability, certainty, predictability. Its why shes so into science. And its why she dumped her boyfriend Rohan, before they went to different colleges - the odds were that something would go wrong eventually. Unlike love, science is something you can count on.But theres no scientific explanation when Aria suddenly finds herself falling through parallel universes. And theres no formula to explain how she keeps meeting Rohan in every new universe she falls into.After being ripped away from her world seconds before a tragedy occurs, Aria is left with two mindbending, physics-defying conudrums - can she navigate the multiverse and get home to save her family? And will she break one of her own rules to survive the multiverse, and fall in love?New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed is back with a whirlwind, star-crossing second-chance romance that explores the very nature of self, and what it means to love someone across the universe.

Powerful, timely and relentlessly compelling. HOLLOW FIRES burns brightly with Samira Ahmeds trademark blend of thought-provoking social relevance, heartfelt coming-of-age and whip-smart plotting Karen McManus, author of ONE OF US IS LYINGSafiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. One thing shes learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalists job is to find the facts and not let personal bias affect the story: but that changes the day she discovers Jawad.Jawad Ali was just fourteen when a teacher saw him wearing a cosplay jetpack and mistook it for a bomb. A mistake that got Jawad arrested, labelled a terrorist - Bomb Boy - and eventually killed. But who was the young boy behind the headlines? With Jawads haunting voice guiding her throughout her investigation, Safiya seeks to tell the whole truth about the murdered boy and those who killed him.A powerful story of our times, Hollow Fires exposes the evil that hides in plain sight and the silent complicity of privileged bystanders who use alternative facts to bend the truth to their liking.

Samira has created a chilling, powerful, all-too-real near future thats a must-read for everyones TBRKaren M. McManus, author of One Of Us Is LyingA must-read . . . A heart-rending and all-too credible tale of sacrifice, the ugly face of authority and the courage of youthSunday Times Childrens Book of the MonthA tremendous novelthe GuardianRebellions are built on hope.Set in a horrifying fifteen minutes in the future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin is forced into an internment camp for Muslim-Americans along with her parents.With the help of newly-made friends also trapped within the camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camps Director and his guards.Heart-racing and emotional, Internment questions the imaginary boundaries that separate us and challenges readers to fight the complicit silence that exists in our society today.Chillingly plausibleFinancial TimesIf you enjoyed The Hate U Give, this should be at the top of your TBR pile -- Culturefly

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this unforgettable debut novel, an Indian-American Muslim teen copes with Islamophobia, cultural divides among peers and parents, and a reality she can neither explain nor escape. Seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. Theres the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending a college close to their suburban Chicago home and being paired off with an older Muslim boy her mom deems suitable. And then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school and living in New York Cityand pursuing a boy shes known from afar since grade school. But in the aftermath of a horrific crime perpetrated hundreds of miles away, her life is turned upside down. The community shes known since birth becomes unrecognizable; neighbors and classmates are consumed with fear, bigotry, and hatred. Ultimately, Maya must find the strength within to determine where she truly belongs.

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Suite a une explosion survenue au laboratoire de sa cousine, Kamala Khan se retrouve face a un double delle-meme, originaire dune autre dimension. En tant que Miss Marvel, il est de son devoir daider cette nouvelle venue a sadapter a une realite dont elle ignore tout. Mais les pouvoirs de cette derniere semblent incontrolables et Kamala la soupçonne de lui cacher certaines choses... Au milieu de tout ça, elle doit comprendre pourquoi son monde interieur sest transforme en une comedie musicale de Bollywood ? Ne manquez pas le retour de lune des super-heroines les plus attachantes de la Maison des Idees. Une aventure ecrite par la celebre autrice de romans jeunesse Samira Ahmed (Love, Hate & Other Filters), qui fait ses debuts dans le monde de la bande dessinee, accompagnee par Andres Genolet (Runaways).

Blazes with searing honesty and unflinching emotional truthBecky Albertalli, award-winning author of SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDAFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe in.Reading is dangerous because it shows us the truth. Words give us power; thats why some adults want to silence usNoor Khan is the new girl at school. Moving to the tiny town of Bayberry with her mother and sister after their family life is upended, shes determined to keep her head down and make it through her final year, unnoticed.While hiding out in her school library, Noor notices that hundreds of books are being removed from the shelves and boxed up: a new school policy banning books that parents object to. Worse, almost all the books being targeted are by queer and BIPOC authors. Outraged, Noor and her new friends decide to read some of the banned books out loud to their classmates, to protest this new policy at school. But in Bayberry, trouble is never far behind. Can Noor effect change by speaking up, while navigating the politics of small-town life? And can she trust the son of the school board president, who she finds herself falling for?Rings with truth and hopeJoanna Ho, bestselling author of THE SILENCE THAT BINDS US

From New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra comes this uplifting contemporary teen anthology celebrating South Asian stories and writers. From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful coming of age collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling.Edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra and featuring some of the most acclaimed, bestselling South Asian authors writing for teens todaythis is an essential collection of captivating diaspora stories about what it means to be South Asian.With stories by: Anuradha D. Rajurkar, award-winning author of American Betiya Fatimah Asghar, author of If They Come for Us and cocreator behind the Emmy-nominated miniseries Brown Girls Jasmin Kaur, celebrated author of When You Ask Me Where Im Going and If I Tell You the Truth Navdeep Singh Dhillon, author of Sunny Gs Series of Rash Decisions Nikesh Shukla, acclaimed author of Coconut Unlimited; The One Who Wrote Destiny; Run, Riot; The Boxer; and Stand Up Nisha Sharma, celebrated author of My So-Called Bollywood Life, Radha and Jais Recipe for Romance, and The Karma Map Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honorwinning author of Red, White, and Whole Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, Hollow Fires, and the Amira & Hamza middle grade duology, Sheba Karim, award-winning author of Skunk Girl, That Thing We Call a Heart, Mariam Sharma Hits the Road, and The Marvelous Mirza Girls Tanuja Desai Hidier, critically acclaimed author of Born Confused and Bombay Blues Sarah Mughal Rana, author of Hope Ablaze Tanya Boteju, author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens and Bruised Tashie Bhuiyan, author of Counting Down with You, A Show for Two, and Stay with My Heart Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honorwinning author of The Night Diary, How to Find What Youre Not Looking For,and Amil and the After Kanwalroop Singh Rekha Kuver Praise for Magic Has No Borders:A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year for Teens 2023!"This anthology pushes the boundaries of fantasy, drawing on a broad range of settings, figures, and tales from South Asian religions, mythologies, and history...engrossing, and entertaining." Kirkus Reviews"This collection of short stories featuring South Asian characters and magic fills a void while celebrating culture and genre. As short story collections go, this strong selection featuring South Asian characters is joyous and original. Add it to the shelf." School Library Journal"Editors Ahmed and Charaipotra have gathered a host of South Asian authors and illustrators to create a marvelous anthology, with fourteen fantasy and science fiction stories that deeply explore legends, myths, and historical events, all reimagined from different regions and cultures in the South Asian diaspora. Readers will indeed find magic within this breadth of stories." The Bulletin of the Center for Childre...