Love, Hate & Other Filters

Book cover for Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Author

Samira Ahmed

Illustrator

Book Summary

American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There’s the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending a college close to their suburban Chicago home, and being paired off with an older Muslim boy her mom deems “suitable.” And then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school and living in New York City—and maybe (just maybe) pursuing a boy she’s known from afar since grade school, a boy who’s finally falling into her orbit at school.

There’s also the real world, beyond Maya’s control. In the aftermath of a horrific crime perpetrated hundreds of miles away, her life is turned upside down. The community she’s known since birth becomes unrecognizable; neighbors and classmates alike are consumed with fear, bigotry, and hatred. Ultimately, Maya must find the strength within to determine where she truly belongs.

School, Islam, Asian Descent, Islamophobia

Age Range
Ages 12+ (grades 8 and up)
ISBN #
9781616958473
Publisher
Soho Teen
Book Category
School