Awards and Honors2018-2019 California Young Reader Medal Winner, Young Adult
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 6–8
CCBC Choices 2016, Fiction for Young Adults
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Fiction
NEA’s Read Across America Educator Recomended Books 2016–2017, Grades 9–12
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Today
Naila's immigrant Pakistani parents have made it clear: they will choose the man she marries. So when she's caught at prom with her secret boyfriend, Naila's whole future changes. Author's note. Resources. Glossary.
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.