I Am Thunder

I Am Thunder is the Branford Boase Award-winning debut YA novel which questions how far you''ll go to stand up for what you believe. Fifteen-year-old Muzna Saleem is used to being invisible. So no one is more surprised than her when Arif Malik, the hottest boy in school, takes a sudden interest. But Arif is hiding a terrible secret and, as they begin to follow a dark path, Muzna faces an impossible choice: keep quiet and betray her beliefs, or speak out and betray her heart. Muhammad Khan''s stunning, multi-award winning YA writing gets right to the centre of what it means to be an urban teenager today. ''An uplifting, empowering novel with hope at its heart'' Observer Children''s Book of the Week '' Funny and clever - a perspective long overdue in British fiction'' Alex Wheatle, author of Crongton Knights '' This one is special . . . punches well above the weight of most debuts'' The Times ''This assured, hopeful debut feels unprecedented and essential'' Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Muhammad Khan
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781509874057
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-7405-7
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Series: 181 JEUNESSE; 181 JEUNESSE
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), School stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Social issues: religious issues (Children's / Teenage), Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Muslim, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Religious issues, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Islam, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories