Synopsis

Hanan has always been encouraged to be a good girl, a quiet girl, never making trouble. When her classmates treat her as a target for their racist bullying, and her teachers use her as their perfect Muslim poster girl, she keeps smiling and keeps her mouth shut. They don’t see past her headscarf, but she knows she is so much more than that. Then a local man is murdered, tensions run high, and Muslims become targets for even worse abuse. After a terrifying attack, Hanan decides that it’s time to make her voice heard… it’s time to shake the world.

Written during lockdown, this is a stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate U Give and I Am Thunder.