Title: Boy vs. Girl
Author: Na'ima B. Robert
Publisher: Fraces Lincoln Children Books
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Format: Hardback
Source: Author for Review
Rating: Borrow
Farhana swallowed and reached for the hijab. But then she saw with absolute clarity the weird looks from the other girls at school, and the smirks from the guys. Did she dare? And then there was Malik... What should she do about him? Faraz was thinking about Skrooz and the lads. Soon he would finally have the respect of the other kids at school. But at what price? He heard Skrooz's voice, sharp as a switchblade: "This thing is powerful, blud. But you have to earn it, see? Just a few more errands for me..." They're twins, born 6 minutes apart. Both are in turmooil and both have life-changing choices to make, against the peaceful backdrop of Ramadan. Do Farhana and Faraz have enough courage to do the right thing? And can they help each other - or will one of them draw the other towards catastrophe? This powerful novel explores the idea of honour and what it means to different generations of Muslim families.
*My Review*
I enjoyed this book but it wasn't one of my favorites. What really got my attention about this book was getting the opportunity to learn more about another culture and religion. Believe it or not I love learning about different cultures. So I was looking forward to this book!
The characters are unique, even though they are twins. They have their own personality. I would say I am more like Farhana. Shes smart and focused, where her brothers more of an art person.
I felt like the story was a little slow. It seemed to take forever for things to start happening. This book is relatively short, so you would think it would have a faster plot line. It did hint about what was happening, but I felt like it was dragging it out.
I loved learning about the culture differences! For me this kind of stuff fascinates me. I believe this is what made me enjoy the novel; I was learning new things!
I did like this book and I would want to read more form this author, but I felt that it should have moved a little bit faster.
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This sounds interesting! I'm glad when I see books, especially books like that out there - to give a better face to Muslims than what a lot of teenagers get to see on a daily basis on the news. Well, hopefully a better face - I haven't read it myself. :)
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