Garden of My Imaan and Middle Grade March

The time is approaching for Middle Grade March and we are in the early planning stages. Getting pretty excited by who we have on board already and all the fun I know we will have. It is a big job but so, so worth it. Truly looking forward to celebrating Middle Grade Literature for the entire month of March!

For more details and an opportunity to volunteer to do a post or interview or giveaway or a combo of the three head on over to Middle Grade March!

And what? Another Marvelous Middle Grade Monday is upon us? And I missed last week. Still working out the time kinks I am encountering. To that end I am here to do a quick share of  a Marvelous Middle Grade reads today. These are quick shares. Books I loved because they, in some form combined the best of voice, plot, setting and character. Hit the middle grade sweet spot they do.

Garden of My Imaan by Farhanna Zia-this one had voice in spades and the plot was bang on believable very middle grade concerns. the stand out was the fact that the mc happens to be Muslim so very unique concerns shared in a universal way! 

From Good Reads:

Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confident enough to talk to the cute boy or stand up to mean kidsthe fact that shes Muslim is just another thing to deal with. When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who shares her faith if not her culture, comes to Aliyas school, Aliya wonders even more about who she is, what she believes, and where she fits in. Should she fast for Ramadan? Should she wear the hijab? Shes old enough for both, but does she really want to call attention to herself?

Thanks for stopping by and hope you find the time to read and share this one. Head on back to Shannon Messenger's for more Middle Grade Marvelousness!