Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah
9781250890122, 1250890128
Trade Paperback
 
Ex-best friends must work together in this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding, from award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Ace of Spades) & Adiba Jaigirdar (Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating)!
 
These days, Said Hossain spends most of his time at boarding school. But when his favorite hometown librarian dies, he must return home early for her funeral and for the summer. Too bad being home makes it harder to avoid facing his ex–best friend, Tiwa Olatunji, or the daunting task of telling his Bangladeshi parents that he would rather be an artist than a doctor.

Tiwa doesn’t understand what made Said start ignoring her but it’s probably that fancy boarding school of his. Though he’s unexpectedly staying through the summer, she’s determined to continue pretending he doesn’t exist. Besides, she has more than enough going on anyway, between grieving her broken family and helping her mother throw the upcoming Eid celebration at the Islamic center.

But then the Islamic Center accidentally catches fire and the two will have to team up to save it. Will all their efforts be enough to save the Islamic Center, save Eid, and maybe save their relationship?