&;The bighearted, wildly charming, painfully real love story I&;ve been waiting for.&; &;Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda &;Heartfelt and powerful.&; &;Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From William C. Morris Award Finalist S.K. Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is The Sun Is Also a Star meets Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes&;because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb&;s teacher, who won&;t stop reminding the class how &;bad&; Muslims are. But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn&;t bad. She&;s angry. 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. Fueled 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. Then her path crosses with Adam&;s. Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam&;s stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things. Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister. Adam&;s also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father. Alone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals. Until a marvel and an oddity occurs&; Marvel: Adam and Zayneb meeting. Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting.