Love from A to Z is written in diary form through the characters’ alternating entries readers learn that Adam is hiding a recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and that Zayneb is in the midst of an academic crisis after a confrontation with an Islamophobic teacher.Īdam’s health issue has him worried about his future and, as a way of coping, he’s isolating himself from the people in his life. Despite the differences in their personalities, they discover an almost spiritual understanding of one another – adding a nuanced layer to the shopworn opposites-attract trope. In contrast, university student Adam Chen is sensitive, quiet, and introspective. Zayneb Malik is a socially conscious, outspoken high-school senior whose passionate nature can sometimes get her in trouble. respectively – and are continually brought together by what Adam calls “serendipity.” Love from A to Z follows protagonists Zayneb and Adam, who travel to Doha, Qatar – from the U.S. Ali strikes a balance between charming love story and issue-driven narrative, in which Muslim teen characters confront and overcome Islamophobia, racism, and ignorance.
Adam’s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.Īlone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals.until they meet.In her second novel, S.K. Intent on keeping the memory of his mum alive for his little sister. Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam’s stopped going to classes, intent instead, on perfecting the making of things. When she gets suspended for confronting her teacher and he begins investigating her activist friends, Zayneb heads to her aunt’s house in Doha, Qatar, for an early start to spring break.įuelled by the guilt of getting her friends in trouble, she resolves to try out a newer, “nicer” version of herself in a place where no one knows her. Meet Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, she isn’t bad. Zayneb’s teacher, who won’t stop reminding the class how “bad” Muslims are. An unforgettable romance following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.
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