Call Me Adnan

(Hardback)

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A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection title!

For fans of Planet Omar and The Ethan I Was Before, award-winning Pakistani author Reem Faruqi ofUnsettled delivers a middle grade novel in verse about table tennis player Adnan, who dreams of the championship and a fun-filled family trip to Florida. But when tragedy strikes, he and his family must cope with a terrible loss and come together as one again. This poignant story about a Muslim family learning to heal is hope-filled and moving.

Adnan Zakir loves table tennis. He's also colorblind, left-handed, and has a fondness for the aviation alphabet. He's super close with his sister, Aaliyah, who is a great dancer and memorizer of Quran, and he loves his little toddler brother Rizwan, who only wants to grow up and play table tennis like his big brother.

All Adnan dreams of is making it to the Ultimate Table Tennis Championship in Florida, and if he qualifies for the tournament, he knows he will get to spend the Eid holiday with his cousins! But when the family travels there, unthinkable tragedy strikes, and Adnan swears he'll never play table tennis ever again. Slowly, he and his family must learn to make peace and move forward, as a family.

Author Bio

Reem Faruqi is the acclaimed author of Golden Girl, Unsettled, Anisa's International Day, and Lailah's Lunchbox, an ALA Notable Book. Faruqi is also the author of the award-winning books Amira's Picture Day and I Can Help. In her free time, Reem loves to doodle, write, and take photos. She now lives in Atlanta with her husband and three daughters. Visit her online at www.reemfaruqi.com.