![]() Her first person narration is authentic and thoughtfully handled giving equal weight to Janna’s dealing with the aftermath of her assault as she decides what to do (if anything) and also her complicated crush on her non-Muslim classmate Jeremy. It was selected as a finalist for the 2018 William C. Who would ever believe Janna–a nobody, a misfit, the daughter of the only divorced woman in their mosque–if she tries tell everyone that their beloved Saint is really a Monster in Saints and Misfits (2017) by S. ![]() He’s already memorized the Qur’an and is the shining light of the community.īut he’s also tried to assault Janna when they were alone in his cousin’s basement–something Janna narrowly avoided and is trying to forget now. Farooq is arguably the most pious member of their mosque. Last there are monsters–people Janna knows all too well from her favorite Flannery O’Connor stories and from her own life. Not when Janna is Muslim and Jeremy is definitely not. That not-quite-fitting-in should be enough to bring Janna and Jeremy together (aside from the alliteration and his lovely forehead). Then there are the people like Janna, her best friend Tats, and her crush Jeremy. Especially when her brother Muhammad seems to fall for Saint Sarah’s entire act. People like Saint Sarah who presides over the mosque with beauty, grace, and a personality so bubbly as to become infuriating. ![]() ![]() There are the Saints who are so perfect they seem completely untouchable and intensely annoying. Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf’s world is easily divided into three kinds of people. ![]()
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