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Zara's Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
By (Author) Hena Khan
Illustrated by Wastana Haikal
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Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
20th July 2022
United States
Children
Fiction
813.6
Hardback
144
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 18mm
243g
From the beloved author of Aminas Voice comes the first book in a humor-filled middle grade series starring a young Muslim girl with an endless list of hobbies who searches for ways to maximize fun for her family and neighborhood friends.
Meet Zara Saleem, the queen of the neighborhood.
Zaras in charge of it all: she organizes the games, picks the teams, and makes sure everyone has a good timeand they always do.
When a new family moves in across the street, suddenly Zaras reign is threatened by Naomi, who has big ideas of her own about how the neighborhood kids can have fun. To get everyone to notice her again, Zara decides shes going to break a Guinness World Recordif her little brother Zayd doesnt mess things up.
But when she finds herself increasingly alone in her record-breaking quest, Zara starts to wonder if sharing the crown and making a new friend might end up being the best rule of all.
Hena Khan is a Pakistani American writer. She is the author of the middle grade novelsAminas Voice,Aminas Song,More to the Story, and the Zaras Rules seriesand picture booksGolden Domesand Silver Lanterns,Under My Hijab, andIts Ramadan, Curious George, among others. Hena lives in her hometown of Rockville, Maryland, with her family. You can learn more about Hena and her books by visiting her website at HenaKhan.com or connecting with her @HenaKhanBooks.