Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338582154 Paperback
336 Pages | 5.480" x 8.215" | Ages 14 & Up
Scholastic Inc | ISBN 9781338227017 Hardcover
336 Pages | 5.76" x 8.56" | Ages 14 & Up
Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338227024 Ebook
336 Pages | Ages 14 & Up
A timely and honest portrait of what it’s like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture.
Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents' expectations, but lately she's finding that impossible to do. She rolls her eyes when they blatantly favor her brother and saves her crop tops and makeup for parties her parents don't know about. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life in Seattle and her new life at Caltech. But when her parents catch her kissing her girlfriend Ariana, all of Rukhsana's plans fall apart.
Her parents are devastated and decide to whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh, where she is thrown headfirst into a world of arranged marriages and tradition. Through reading her grandmother's old diary, Rukhsana gains some much-needed perspective and realizes she must find the courage to fight for her love without losing the connection to her family as a consequence.
Advanced Praise for The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali:
"This book will break your heart and then, chapter by chapter, piece it back together again. Chock-full of diversity and powerful representation, The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali is a much-needed addition to any YA shelf." — Sandhya Menon, New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi
"Heart-wrenching yet hopeful, The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali is an insightful and honest look at the tangled web of identity, culture, familial loyalty, and love. Sabina Khan crafts a powerful, poignant story about finding yourself, about speaking your truth, and about stepping out of the shadows and into the light. Readers will be cheering for Rukhsana from the moment they meet her on the page." — Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate, and Other Filters
"The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali unapologetically explores the complex ties between families, friends, and intersectional diversity. Khan brings talent and voice in this brilliant novel that will keep you reading until the very last page." — Nisha Sharma, author of My So-Called Bollywood Life
“Chock-full of diversity and powerful representation, The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali is a much-needed addition to any YA shelf.” — Sandhya Menon, New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi
“Heart-wrenching yet hopeful, The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali is an insightful and honest look at the tangled web of identity, culture, familial loyalty, and love.” — Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate, and Other Filters
“The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali unapologetically explores the complex ties between families, friends, and intersectional diversity.” — Nisha Sharma, author of My So-Called Bollywood Life
