Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed

Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed

A gripping, powerful YA novel about the nature of structural racism, the deep roots of our nation's white supremacy, and what it costs to find the truth.

'With Hollow Fires, Samira Ahmed offers us an impossible-to-put-down thriller that is both spectacularly haunting and deeply thoughtfulSafiya and Jawad are not narrators we usually see, and their harrowing story is a wholly original commentary on perception, community, and the way society weighs one life against another'

-- Sabaa Tahir #1 NYT bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes

'A powerful, timely, and relentlessly compelling read. Hollow Fires burns brightly with Samira Ahmed's trademark blend of thought-provoking social relevance, heartfelt coming-of-age, and whip-smart plotting'

-- Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying
The book presents a ripped-from-the-headlines story that will be an easy sell both in terms of theme and topic * School Library Connection *
A deeply chilling, inventive, and timely page-turner * Kirkus, starred review *
Weaving alternating perspectives with articles and other media quotes, both real and fictional, this drives an all-too-real story that educates as much as it enthralls * Booklist *

Ahmed weaves evocative prose with images, articles, and text messages to explore with skill and depth the twining of social media in an age of misinformation, alt-right political movements, and racism and Islamophobia

* Publishers Weekly, starred review *
Ahmed wrings gripping plots from urgent topical issues * Financial Times *

Samira Ahmed is the bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, and Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds, as well as a Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series. Her poetry, essays, and short stories have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including the New York Times, Take the Mic, Color Outside the Lines, Vampires Never Get Old and A Universe of Wishes. Samira currently lives in the Midwest. When she's not reading or writing, she can be found on her lifelong quest for the perfect pastry.

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ISBN 13	9780349003955
ISBN 10	0349003955
Title	Hollow Fires
Author	Samira Ahmed
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2022-05-10
Number of pages	416
Prizes	Winner of Redbridge Teenage Book Award 2023 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.