{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS. K. Ali is the author of \u003ci\u003eSaints and Misfits\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the American Library Association's 2018 William C. Morris Award and the winner of the APALA Honor Award and Middle East Book Honor Award; and \u003ci\u003eLove from A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show Read with Jenna Book Club selection. Both novels were named best YA books of the year by various media including \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMisfit in Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove from Mecca to Medina\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find Sajidah online at SKAliBooks.com and follow her on Instagram @SKAliBooks, TikTok @SKAliBooks, and on Twitter @SajidahWrites.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Salaam Reads \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for You","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466565292306,"sku":"9781481499248","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a45155c8-d18b-45a0-aef7-e5451495b708.jpg?v=1737124435","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saints-and-misfits-9781481499248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}