The Weight of Our Sky - Hanna Alkaf 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (February 5, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1534426086
ISBN-13: 978-1534426085
The Weight of Our Sky Hardcover – February 5, 2019
by Hanna Alkaf (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Weight-Our-Sky-Hanna-Alkaf/dp/1534426086
Product details
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (February 5, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1534426086
ISBN-13: 978-1534426085
A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother during the historic race riots in 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this heart-pounding literary debut.
Melati Ahmad looks like your typical movie-going, Beatles-obsessed sixteen-year-old. Unlike most other sixteen-year-olds though, Mel also believes that she harbors a djinn inside her, one who threatens her with horrific images of her mother's death unless she adheres to an elaborate ritual of counting and tapping to keep him satisfied.
But there are things that Melati can't protect her mother from. On the evening of May 13th, 1969, racial tensions in her home city of Kuala Lumpur boil over. The Chinese and Malays are at war, and Mel and her mother become separated by a city in flames.
With a 24-hour curfew in place and all lines of communication down, it will take the help of a Chinese boy named Vincent and all of the courage and grit in Melati's arsenal to overcome the violence on the streets, her own prejudices, and her djinn's surging power to make it back to the one person she can't risk losing.
Review
* "This stunning debut from Malaysian author Alkaf filters Melati’s sympathetic internal narrative through a mental illness barely understood and poorly treated for the era, and the setting and secondary characters convey a visceral, nerve-wracking moment in time. This isn’t an easy story by far; an author’s note warns of “graphic violence, death, racism, OCD, and anxiety triggers”—but their inclusion makes it no less essential, no less unforgettable." (Publisher's Weekly - starred review November 26, 2018)
"Melati’s growing strength gives hope to readers: If she can fight her inner demon and save the day, then they can, too." (Booklist November 2018)
* "This is a brutally honest, no-holds-barred reimagining of the time: The evocative voice transports readers to 1960s Malaysia, and the brisk pace is enthralling. Above all, the raw emotion splashed across the pages will resonate deeply, no matter one's race or religion. Unabashedly rooted in the author's homeland and confronting timely topics and challenging themes, this book has broad appeal for teen readers." (Kirkus Reviews - starred review December 2018)
* "At the sentence level, Alkaf’s use of first-person narration expertly (and, in some cases, painfully) places readers inside Melati’s head as she experiences internal and external horrors....Echoing -contemporary race relations, the subject feels especially relevant. VERDICT Alkaf’s immersive, powerful writing make this a must-purchase for all YA collections." (School Library Journal - starred review)
"Alkaf offers a gripping fictionalized account of the 1969 post-election riots in Malaysia, limning acts of bravery and tolerance that unreel alongside the slaughter perpetrated in the Kuala Lumpur streets." (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books February 2019)
About the Author
Hanna Alkaf graduated with a degree in Journalism from Northwestern University and now spends most of her time making things up as she goes along, both as a writer of fiction and as a mom. THE WEIGHT OF OUR SKY is her first novel. She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family.
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