Saving Sunshine

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It's already hard enough just being a kid, without being teased for having a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling-and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate-each other's company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare opportunity for teamwork-if the two can put their differences aside at last.

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"A beautiful, realistic, and important story focusing on family and sibling bonds." --Kirkus, starred review

"[A]stirring and uplifting story of family and identity."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A fine addition for collections seeking representation of discordant sibling relationships."--School Library Journal

Author Bio

Saadia Faruqi was born in Pakistan and moved to the USA when she was twenty-two years old. She is the author of the Yasmin series and popular middle-grade novels such as Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero. She was featured by Oprah Magazine as a woman making a difference in her community. She lives in Houston with her family. Shazleen Khan is an award-winning London-based illustrator, writer, and designer, specializing in narrative and sequential illustration. Shazleen began self-publishing their graphic novel work in 2011 and they have a master's in children's books and graphic novels (2018). They currently work as a freelance illustrator while doing part-time teaching work.