{"product_id":"saints-and-misfits-paperback","title":"Saints and Misfits - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. K. Ali\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaints and Misfits\u003c\/i\u003e--a William C. Morris Award finalist and an \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest YA Book of the Year--is a \"timely and authentic\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) debut novel that feels like a modern day \u003ci\u003eMy So-Called Life\u003c\/i\u003e...starring a Muslim teen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are three kinds of people in my world: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I do. They're in your face so much, you can't see them, like how you can't see your nose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2. Misfits, people who don't belong. Like me--the way I don't fit into Dad's brand-new family or in the leftover one composed of Mom and my older brother, Mama's-Boy-Muhammad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso, there's Jeremy and me. Misfits. Because although, alliteratively speaking, Janna and Jeremy sound good together, we don't go together. Same planet, different worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut sometimes worlds collide and beautiful things happen, right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e3. Monsters. Well, monsters wearing saint masks, like in Flannery O'Connor's stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the monster at my mosque. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople think he's holy, untouchable, but nobody has seen under the mask. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept me.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eS. K. Ali is the author of \u003ci\u003eSaints and Misfits\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the American Library Association's 2018 William C. Morris Award and the winner of the APALA Honor Award and Middle East Book Honor Award; and \u003ci\u003eLove from A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show Read with Jenna Book Club selection. Both novels were named best YA books of the year by various media including \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMisfit in Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove from Mecca to Medina\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find Sajidah online at SKAliBooks.com and follow her on Instagram @SKAliBooks, TikTok @SKAliBooks, and on Twitter @SajidahWrites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e William C. Morris YA Debut Award (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saints and Misfits\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760673030432,"sku":"9781481499255","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6a5e16644b120253a99df4bbc512c810.webp?v=1780186449","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/saints-and-misfits-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}