She Wore Red Trainers: A Muslim Love Story - Softcover

Na'ima B. Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847740650 ISBN 13: 9781847740656

Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Praise for Na'ima B. Robert's previous publications:

"Interesting, and certainly timely."—Kirkus Reviews, on Boy Vs Girl

"Highly recommended."—TheBookBag.co.uk, on Black Sheep

"Robert's poetic style is captivating."—School Library Journal, on Ramadan Moon

When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her—her hijab, her long eyelashes and her red trainers—in the time it takes to have one look, before lowering his gaze. And, although Ali is still coming to terms with the loss of his mother and exploring his identity as a Muslim, and although Amirah has sworn never to get married, they can't stop thinking about each other. Can Ali and Amirah ever have a halal "happily ever after"?

Na'ima B. Robert is descended from Scottish Highlanders on her father's side and the Zulu people on her mother's side. She was born in Leeds, England, grew up in Zimbabwe, and went to university in London, England. At high school, her loves included performing arts, public speaking, and writing stories that shocked her teachers! She has written several multicultural books for children which have won, and been shortlisted, for numerous awards.

Na'ima divides her time between London and Cairo, Egypt, and dreams of living on a farm with her own horses. Until then, she is happy to be a mum to her four children and keep reading and writing books that take her to a different world each time.

About this title

About the Author:

Naima B. Robert: Na'ima B Robert is descended from Scottish Highlanders on her father's side and the Zulu people on her mother's side. She was born in Leeds, grew up in Zimbabwe and went to university in London. At high school, her loves included performing arts, public speaking and writing stories that shocked her teachers!
She has written several multicultural books for children.
She divides her time between London and Cairo and dreams of living on a farm with her own horses. Until then, she is happy to be a mum to her four children and keep reading and writing books that take her to a different world each time.

Review:

"Alternating between Amirah and Ali's perspectives, Robert (Black Sheep) teases out the subtleties of young romance and the confounding pull of mutual attraction... it speaks vividly to conflicts of freedom, temptation, and faith. Publishers Weekly

"Robert has painted a rich, varied picture of contemporary practicing Muslim teens... she succeeds in demonstrating the myriad ways many teens can live how they want while keeping halal" - Booklist

"a stunning novel of young romance" Dolphin Book Blog

"Difficult as it is for non-Muslim teenagers to come to terms with semi-arranged marriage at 18 or 19, this compelling novel makes sense of it... a gentle, sensitive well paced love story, and I learnt a huge amount about Islam, which is, of course, a loving, caring, thoughtful way of life for the vast majority of its adherents." - The Independent, review by Susan Elkin

"faith and responsibility are sensitively explored... a well written and constructed story" - School Library Association

Listed in TES' Best "Books to Diversify Your Classroom" 2016 Karen Sands-O’Connor, TES


"Alternating between Amirah and Ali's perspectives, Robert (Black Sheep) teases out the subtleties of young romance and the confounding pull of mutual attraction... it speaks vividly to conflicts of freedom, temptation, and faith. – Publishers Weekly

"Robert has painted a rich, varied picture of contemporary practicing Muslim teens... she succeeds in demonstrating the myriad ways many teens can live how they want while keeping halal" - Booklist

"a stunning novel of young romance" – Dolphin Book Blog

"Difficult as it is for non-Muslim teenagers to come to terms with semi-arranged marriage at 18 or 19, this compelling novel makes sense of it... a gentle, sensitive well paced love story, and I learnt a huge amount about Islam, which is, of course, a loving, caring, thoughtful way of life for the vast majority of its adherents." - The Independent, review by Susan Elkin

"faith and responsibility are sensitively explored... a well written and constructed story" - School Library Association

Listed in TES' Best "Books to Diversify Your Classroom" 2016 ― Karen Sands-O’Connor, TES

“A reaffirmation of faith winning over negative values” ― Kitaab.org

About this edition

• Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847740650
• ISBN 13: 9781847740656
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256