by Aisha Abdel Gawad
Reviewed by Janet:
Amira and her twin sister Lina are about to graduate from high school and are looking forward to a summer of freedom before beginning the next phase of their lives. Yet their summer hopes are derailed with the unexpected return of their older brother from prison and increasing unrest in their Arab neighborhood in Brooklyn. Amira grapples with issues of identity, faith, familial and community expectations, and her own future during the holy month of Ramadan, as she is confronted with the experience of being Muslim in America.