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A Syrian American and Syrian refugee who are at odds must chase a haunting secret that leads them all the way to Jordan in this sharpwitted novel perfect for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Khadija Shami is a Syrian American high school senior raised on boxing and football Saddled with a monstrous ego and a fierce mother to test it she dreams of escaping her sheltered life to travel the world with her best friend

Leene Tahir is a Syrian refugee doing her best to adjust to the wildly unfamiliar society of a suburban Detroit high school while battling panic attacks and family pressures

When their worlds collide the result is catastrophic To Khadija Leene embodies the tame dutiful Syrian ideal shes long rebelled against And to Leene Khadija is the strongwilled closedoff American who makes her doubt her place in the world

But as Khadija digs up Leenes past a startling and lifechanging discovery forces the two of them closer together As the girls secretly race to unravel the truth a friendship slowly and hesitantly begins blooming Doubts are cast aside as they realize they have more in common than they each expected What they find takes them on a journey all the way to Jordan challenging what each knows about the other and herself

Fans of Samira Ahmeds Love Hate and Other Filters and Tahereh Mafis A Very Large Expanse OfSea will love Khadija and Leenes sharpwitted voices in this dual POV narrative The Next New Syrian Girlis a poignant and timely blend of guilt nostalgia devotion and badass hijabees