Children's & YA
You're Not Proper
by Tariq Mehmood
Description
Karen thinks she's not proper white. Her dad is Pakistani and her mother is white Christian, and somehow she feels as if she doesn't quite fit in... anywhere. So she's made a choice: she's switching sides.
Karen's going to convert to Islam to find her true identity. But Shamshad, her Hijab-wearing school mate, isn't making things easy for her. What's her deal, anyway? Is Shamshad really any more proper?
Trouble and turmoil await, as school battles are replaced by family troubles, name calling turns to physical confrontation and cataclysmic secrets are unveiled.
You're Not Proper shines a light on issues of identity, religion, politics and class affecting young people today.
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Endorsements
‘A cracking good read. Highly recommended!’ - Melvin Burgess
‘Contemporary and hard-hitting! High on impact and highly engaging.’
Jake Hope, Coordinator of the Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year Award
Reviews
‘You're Not Proper sounds a resonant, authentic note that cuts through the monotone voices coming out of YA writing.’ - Claire Chambers, Huffington Post
Author Biography
TARIQ MEHMOOD is an award winning writer and film-maker. His books include Hand On The Sun and While There Is Light. He co-directed the award-winning documentary Injustice. Tariq currently teaches at the American University of Beirut, in Lebanon and lives in Beirut and Manchester.
Winner of the Francis Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award
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- Publisher HopeRoad Publishing
- Publication Date August 2018
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781908446688
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Pages204
- ReadershipTeenage/Young Adult
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2015
- Page sizeB Format
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