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From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. HOPE IS FIREPROOF When Noor Khan''s father abruptly walks out on his family, her mother decides to leave Chicago, taking Noor and her little sister to start afresh in a small town miles away from everything they know and everyone they love. Reeling from being deserted and uprooted, Noor is forced to begin the final term of her senior year at a new school, one of the very few non-white students, certain the key to survival is to keep her head down and make it to graduation. But things aren''t so simple. At school, Noor discovers hundreds of books have been labeled ''obscene'' or ''pornographic'' and are being removed from the library in accordance with a new school board policy. Even worse, virtually all the banned books are by queer and BIPOC authors. Noor can''t sit back and do nothing, because that goes against everything she believes in, but challenging the status quo just might put a target on her back. Can she effect change by speaking up? Or will small-town politics - and small-town love - be her downfall?
About the author
Samira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling and Indies Introduce author of LOVE, HATE & OTHER FILTERS. She was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in Batavia, Illinois, in a house that smelled like fried onions, spices and potpourri. Samira once spent a year searching for the perfect mango, eventually learning that the quest was always about the journey and not merely the destination. She graduated from the University of Chicago and has taught high school English and worked in education non-profits and on political campaigns. These days, she lives and writes in Chicago, every keystroke reminding her that art is resistance. Find her at www.samiraahmed.com and @sam_aye_ahm
