More to the Story by Hena Khan
Release: September 3rd 2019
Format: Kindle
Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon Schuster Books
Source: Netgalley
More to the Story Synopsis:
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes a new story inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic, Little Women, featuring four sisters from a modern American Muslim family living in Georgia.
When Jameela Mirza is picked to be feature editor of her middle school newspaper, she’s one step closer to being an award-winning journalist like her late grandfather. The problem is her editor-in-chief keeps shooting down her article ideas. Jameela’s assigned to write about the new boy in school, who has a cool British accent but doesn’t share much, and wonders how she’ll make his story gripping enough to enter into a national media contest.
Jameela, along with her three sisters, is devastated when their father needs to take a job overseas for six months. Missing him makes Jameela determined to write an epic article—one to make her dad extra proud. But when her younger sister gets seriously ill, Jameela’s world turns upside down. Jameela questions what matters most, and whether she can be a journalist at all.
Review:
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Many thanks to Netgalley and Salaam Reads / Simon Schuster Books for providing me an advanced ecopy of this book!
I really enjoyed reading this novel a lot! This is not exactly a retelling of Little Women, but it does provide a nod and homage to it. Even though we can relate these characters to the original characters, the author has completely revamped them and given them a makeover to fit with the modern world. Also, I loved Jameela as the main character and how she deals with all the different issues, like microaggression. Another thing which I really liked about the story is that the author mentions a lot about Muslim traditions, but does not do it by explicitly proving a point or making a bold statement. Overall, I enjoyed reading “More to the Story” and would recommend it.
