Books On Our Radar: All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney

All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney is one of those books that is relevant and deals with the struggles of finding yourself. This coming of age plot is based on religion and culture, and I think it will make a big impact in many peoples lives. What happens when you feel like you don’t belong? Or you hear people disparage your religion, because you don’t look like what people think of when they think Muslim. Meet Allie, a straight A student and dating a cute popular guy, Wells. Wells happens to be the son of a conservative shock jock, and when Islamaphobia reaches new heights, Allie feels the need to learn more about her heritage and combat the stereotypes. All-American Muslim Girl is releasing November 12th, so be sure to add it your fall TBR!

All-American Muslim Girl

by Nadine Jolie Courtney
on November 12, 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary
Pages: 432
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Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she's a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-knit family, and she's dating cute, popular, and sweet Wells Henderson. One problem: Wells's father is Jack Henderson, America's most famous conservative shock jock...and Allie hasn't told Wells that her family is Muslim. It's not like Allie's religion is a secret, exactly. It's just that her parents don't practice and raised her to keep her Islamic heritage to herself. But as Allie witnesses ever-growing Islamophobia in her small town and across the nation, she begins to embrace her faith—studying it, practicing it, and facing hatred and misunderstanding for it. Who is Allie, if she sheds the façade of the "perfect" all-American girl? What does it mean to be a "Good Muslim?" And can a Muslim girl in America ever truly fit in?

ALL-AMERICAN MUSLIM GIRL is a relevant, relatable story of being caught between two worlds, and the struggles and hard-won joys of finding your place.