Ali’s next YA sensation,Misfit in Love.
Below, read an excerpt from the first chapter.
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Im in the water.
Credit: Simon and Schuster
Im buoyed, but secret smile its not only because of the burkini.
Nuahs coming tomorrow for the entire weekend.
And I have a plan.
well, I guess, that we can be a thing?
Which means there are rules but the rules will still lead to us being together.
And I believe him.
Janna, are you talking to yourself again?
I dont need to lift my head to know that its my brother Muhammad.
Hes giddy, my big brother.
In exactly two days hes getting married to the love of his life, Sarah.
I mean, theres even a perfect white gazebo by the water.
That moment began a week ago when white-overalled workers descended on the gazebo to perk it up.
Its THE wedding of the Muslim community round these parts.
Big Fat Muslim Wedding is on everyones lips.
Like three-hundred-guests bigwhich is huge for being a private wedding in Dads backyard.
Muhammad and Sarah are even letting me invite some of my friends, plus their plus-ones.
One of them is Nuah.
Who, being friends with Muhammad, is coming up to help him out prewedding.
But when he comes up tomorrow, it will be for the summer.
Water splashes on my face.
The guy is getting married in two days, and he cant even let me float in peace?
Heaving and righting myself to stand in the shallow water, I open my eyes.
But not to Muhammad.
To a total stranger.
An unbelievably gorgeous total stranger.
I blink twice, but hes still there.
Standing in water to his knees, his legs encased in long shorts, his torso encased in .
Haytham, this is my sister, Janna.
Janna, meet Haytham, Sarahs cousin.
Here to help with wedding prep.
