{"product_id":"saints-and-misfits-9781481499248","title":"Saints and Misfits","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e William C. Morris Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest YA Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaints and Misfits\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salaam Reads \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481499248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e William C. Morris YA Debut Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 117 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e504576 \/ Saints and Misfits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S. K. Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935587799221,"sku":"9781481499248","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6d3cd147-5e48-4d17-89ad-354ef56fedc5.jpg?v=1688490049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/saints-and-misfits-9781481499248","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}