Saving Sunshine

By Saadia Faruqi

Book Overview

Eisner-nominated
A 2024 Bank Street Best Books of the Year
Nominated for the 2024 Jane Addams Children's Book Award
A Kirkus Best Book of 2023
A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2023
A YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection
A 2024 Texas Library Association Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection

From Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan comes a relatable, funny, and heart-wrenchingly honest graphic novel about Muslim American siblings who must learn how to stop fighting and support each other in a world that is often unkind.

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab.

It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling--and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate-- each other's company But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare opportunity for teamwork--if the two can put their differences aside at last.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250793815
• ISBN13: 9781250793812
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: First Second
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7