From the award-winning, ALA Notable author of Unsettled and
Lailah's Lunchbox, this is a captivating coming-of-age middle grade
novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani American
girl who hatches a special plan to help her family but finds that doing
what's right isn't always easy. For fans of The Thing About Jellyfish
and Clean Getaway, this is a heartfelt, soul-searching story with
laughter, hope, and lessons learned.
Seventh grader Aafiyah loves playing tennis, reading Weird but True
facts, and hanging out with her best friend, Zaina. However, Aafiyah has
a bad habit that troubles her--she's drawn to pretty things and can't
help but occasionally "borrow" them.
But when her father is falsely accused of a crime he hasn't committed
and gets taken in by authorities, Aafiyah knows she needs to do
something to help. When she brainstorms a way to bring her father back,
she turns to her Weird but True facts and devises the perfect plan.
But what if her plan means giving in to her bad habit, the one she's
been trying to stop? Aafiyah wants to reunite her family but finds that
maybe her plan isn't so perfect after all. . .