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World Book Day 2020
Published on 20. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-5290-3923-8 (ISBN)
Description
A day can change everything in this exclusive short story from the award-winning author of I Am Thunder, written for World Book Day 2020.
Fifteen-year-old Salma Hashbi has been caught with her boyfriend in a totally humiliating misunderstanding. Instantly accused of being easy, she is shunned by everyone at school, shamed by her community and worst of all has disappointed her mum.
Enough is enough and Salma decides to fight back against the prejudice and rumours and audition for the role of her dreams. But on the hottest day of the year, with everything against her, can Salma make it in time and show the world who she really is?
A powerful story of standing up and standing out from the Branford Boase Award-winning Muhammad Khan.
Fifteen-year-old Salma Hashbi has been caught with her boyfriend in a totally humiliating misunderstanding. Instantly accused of being easy, she is shunned by everyone at school, shamed by her community and worst of all has disappointed her mum.
Enough is enough and Salma decides to fight back against the prejudice and rumours and audition for the role of her dreams. But on the hottest day of the year, with everything against her, can Salma make it in time and show the world who she really is?
A powerful story of standing up and standing out from the Branford Boase Award-winning Muhammad Khan.
Reviews / Votes
Funny and clever - a perspective long overdue in British fiction -- Alex Wheatle, <i>Guardian </i>prize-winning author of <i>Crongton Knights </i>on <i>I Am Thunder</i> Fans of Skins and The Hate U Give will feel right at home here -- Buzzfeed on <i>I Am Thunder</i> Unprecedented and essential -- <i>Guardian </i>on <i>I Am Thunder</i> A powerful novel . . . Khan has created a book steeped in drama and empathy, as well as providing two iconic superheroes -- Nikesh Shukla, author of <i>Run Riot </i>on <i>Kick the Moon</i> Funny, angry, powerful -- Patrice Lawrence, award-winning author of <i>Orangeboy </i>on <i>Kick the Moon</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Young adult
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
76 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-3923-8 (9781529039238)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Muhammad Khan is an engineer, a secondary-school maths teacher, and now a YA author! He takes his inspiration from the children he teaches, as well as his own upbringing as a British-born Pakistani. He lives in South London and has an MA in Creative Writing from St Mary's. His debut novel I Am Thunder won the Branford Boase First Novel Award, the 2018 Great Reads Award and was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize. Kick the Moon is also published by Macmillan Children's Books and Mark My Words will be released in 2020.