Bestest Ramadan Ever by Medeia SharifRelease Date: July 8, 2011
During Ramadan, we're not allowed to eat from sunrise to sunset, for a whole month. My family does this every year, even though I've been to a mosque exactly twice in my fifteen years. My exercise-obsessed mom—whose hotness skipped a generation, sadly—says I could stand to lose a few. But is torture really an acceptable method? I think not.
Things wouldn't be so bad if I had a boyfriend, but my oppressive parents forbid me to date. This is just cruel and wrong. Especially since Peter, a cute and crushable artist, might be my soul mate. Figures my bestest friend Lisa likes him, too.
To top it off, there's a new Muslim girl in school who struts around in super-short skirts, commanding every boy's attention—including Peter's. How can I get him to notice me? And will I ever feel like a typical American girl?
-Let's just get this out of the way: I don't like this cover. I do however adore the premise of the book. I'm looking forward to reading about how a fifteen-year old raised in America manages to fast for a whole month. That's intense. I'm supposed to do something similar for Lent but I don't have the willpower/faith to do so, kudos to all who do. Her mom sounds like a bit of a jerk to be frank, verbal abuse is tough to read about so I wonder if the mom will end up being verbally abusive or just a little 'harsh'? Interestingly enough (to me anyway) I've developed a fascination with the Middle East, the culture, the history, etc as well as the Muslim faith especially how it is acted on in the present. This sounds like a fun story overall.
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