Forty Words for Love by Aisha Saeed

Forty Words for Love by Aisha Saeed

In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.

Moonlight Bay is a magical place-or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town, the pink and lavender waters in the bay turn gray, and the forest that was a refuge for newcomers becomes a scourge to the townspeople. Almost overnight, the entire town seems devoid of life and energy. The tourists have stopped coming. And the people in the town are struggling.

This includes the two teens at the heart of our story- Yasmine and Rafay. Yasmine is a child of the town, and her parents are trying and failing to make ends meet. Rafay is an immigrant, a child of Willow Forest. The forest of Moonlight Bay was where people from Rafay's community relocated when their home was destroyed. Except Moonlight Bay is no longer a welcoming refuge, and tensions between the townspeople and his people are growing.

Yasmine and Rafay have been friends since Rafay first arrived, nearly ten years ago. As they've gotten older, their friendship has blossomed. Not that they would ever act on these feelings. The forest elders have long warned that falling in love with "outsiders" will lead to devastating consequences for anyone from Willow Forest. But is this actually true? Can Yasmine and Rafay find a way to be together despite it all?

Aisha Saeed (aishasaeed.com) is a Pakistani American writer, teacher, and attorney who has written the New York Times bestsellers Amal Unbound, Written in the Stars, Yes No Maybe So (with Becky Albertalli), and Diana and the Island of No Return. MTV, the Huffington Post, NBC, and the BBC have all featured her. She is changing the debate about diverse books as one of the founding members of the We Need Diverse Books Campaign. Aisha, her husband, and their two sons live in Atlanta, Georgia.

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ISBN 13	9780593326466
ISBN 10	0593326466
Title	Forty Words for Love
Author	Aisha Saeed
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Young Readers
Year published	2023-08-22
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.