This young adult novel by Sheba Karim, author of Skunk Girl, is a funny and affecting coming-of-age story for fans of Jenny Han, Megan McCafferty, and Sara Farizan. A Kirkus Best Book of 2017

Shabnam Qureshi is facing a summer of loneliness and boredom until she meets Jamie, who scores her a job at his aunt's pie shack. Shabnam quickly finds herself in love, while her former best friend, Farah, who Shabnam has begun to reconnect with, finds Jamie worrying.

In her quest to figure out who she really is and what she really wants, Shabnam looks for help in an unexpected place--her family, and her father's beloved Urdu poetry.

That Thing We Call a Heart is a funny and fresh story about the importance of love--in all its forms.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 05/09/2017
ISBN: 9780062445704
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 146
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 130
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory