ODD GIRL OUT FEATURED IN VOGUE ARABIA
Don’t you just love reading about cities that you’re intimately familiar with? In April, Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, who once wrote the bestselling page-turner Desperate in Dubai under a pseudonym, released her latest book about a Muslim teen who is raised in Dubai, and then uprooted to Essex after her parents divorce. From being accustomed to a luxurious lifestyle and blending in with her hijab, to cleaning her room herself and facing Islamophobia at school, Maaryah is forced to adjust to a whole new world. Those who have experienced the realities of living both the UAE and UK will find much to relate to in this witty YA novel.