Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together.
An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb’s teacher, who won’t stop reminding the class how “bad” Muslims are.
But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn’t bad. She’s angry.
When she gets suspended for confronting her teacher, and he begins investigating her activist friends, Zayneb heads to her aunt’s house in Doha, Qatar, for an early start to spring break.
Fueled by the guilt of getting her friends in trouble, she resolves to try out a newer, “nicer” version of herself in a place where no one knows her.
Then her path crosses with Adam’s.
Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam’s stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things. Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister.
Adam’s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.
Alone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals.
Until a marvel and an oddity occurs…
Marvel: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
- File Name:love-from-a-to-z-by-s-k-ali.epub
- Original Title:Love from A to Z
- Creator:S. K. Ali
- Language:En
- Identifier:9781534442740
- Publisher:S&S Books for Young Readers
- File Size:1.711 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Cover
- 2. Dedication
- 3. Marvel: Two Saturdays In March
- 4. A Note To Understanding The Story About To Unfold
- 5. Zayneb: Wednesday, March 6 Oddity: Haters
- 6. Adam: Thursday, March 7 Marvel: Touch
- 7. Zayneb: Thursday, March 7 Oddity: Rumors
- 8. Adam: Thursday, March 7 Marvel: Smiles
- 9. Zayneb: Friday, March 8 Oddity: The Cold
- 10. Adam: Friday, March 8 Marvel: Coincidences
- 11. Zayneb: Saturday, March 9 Oddity: Unpredictable Creatures
- 12. Adam: Sunday, March 10 Marvel: Photos
- 13. Zayneb: Monday, March 11 Oddity: Trauma
- 14. Adam: Tuesday, March 12 Marvel: Plans
- 15. Zayneb: Tuesday, March 12 Oddity: Fails
- 16. Adam: Tuesday, March 12 Marvel And Oddity: Friends
- 17. Zayneb: Tuesday, March 12 Oddity: Impulsiveness
- 18. Adam: Tuesday, March 12 Marvel: Strangers
- 19. Adam: Wednesday, March 13 Oddity: Secrets
- 20. Zayneb: Wednesday, March 13 Marvel: Victories
- 21. Adam: Thursday, March 14 Oddity: Justified Ends
- 22. Zayneb: Friday, March 15 Marvel: Turns
- 23. Adam: Saturday, March 16 Marvel: Energy
- 24. Zayneb: Saturday, March 16 Marvel: Collective Power
- 25. Adam: Sunday, March 17 Marvel: Zayneb At The Perfect Place
- 26. Zayneb: Sunday, March 17 Marvel: Adam...And His Soul
- 27. An Interlude
- 28. Adam: Sunday, March 17 Oddity: Zayneb...And The Truth
- 29. Zayneb: Sunday, March 17 Oddity: Adam
- 30. Adam: Monday, March 18 Oddity: Getting The Truth Out
- 31. Zayneb: Monday, March 18 Oddity: Kind Ignorance
- 32. Adam: Tuesday, March 19 Oddity: Imagining The Future
- 33. Zayneb: Tuesday, March 19 Oddity...And Marvel: Plotters
- 34. Adam: Tuesday, March 19 Marvel: Zayneb...I Mean, Water
- 35. Zayneb: Wednesday, March 20 Marvel: Adam...I Mean, Water
- 36. Adam: Thursday, March 21 Marvel: Connections
- 37. Zayneb: Thursday, March 21 Oddity: Heart Pain
- 38. Adam: Friday, March 22 Marvel: Dad
- 39. Zayneb: Saturday, March 23 Marvel: The Long Arc Of Things
- 40. Zayneb: Monday, March 25 Marvel: The World
- 41. Epilogue
- 42. Author’s Note
- 43. Acknowledgments
- 44. About the Author
- 45. Copyright
S.K. Ali
