He remembered that it was a person who was telling the joke, so he smiled for that person. He smiled at jokes even if they were only sort of funny. Even though he was a serious person, with a lot on his mind, he made sure to let you know he remembered you. Everyone knew he was serious about spending time with his friends, that’s how dressed up he was. He was dedicated to Seniors Games Club every week. Ram was a dedicated person-that means he didn’t let go of the things that were important to him.

A shocking thing to confront in her multicultural family.“Mr. Could her mother actually have a boyfriend? Then she discovers that her father's disapproval of any romance between Janna and Nuah is because he's Black. Her mother has arrived for the wedding, and Janna's beginning to wonder about her relationship with Uncle Bilal. But Janna's romantic life isn't the only drama unfolding. Perhaps it could be the bride's cousin, the handsome and talented Haytham, who's a finalist in the Muslim Voice contest, or even the brooding Layth, who's moving to Ecuador to work at an animal sanctuary. Now, when she's ready to return those feelings, Janna discovers she may have waited too long. But with whom? Her brother's friend, Nuah, had declared his feelings for her, but she'd put him off. Janna's excited be to part of preparations for the wedding, but this is her last summer before heading off to college and she's decided it should be a summer filled with love. MISFIT IN LOVE unfolds over four days as 300 family and friends are gathering for the wedding of Janna Yusuf's older brother, Muhammed. There are a few uses of 'a-hole,' 'crap,' and 's-t.' Mentions are made about a past attempted sexual assault on Janna. Of course, the weekend gets complicated as Janna realizes Nuah's heart may now lie elsewhere, she discovers her mother might have a new boyfriend, and her beloved father could be a racist.

It's time, Janna's decided, to finally tell him she's ready to return his feelings for her. Janna's looking forward to the wedding, but even more to the arrival of Nuah. Here, Janna's older brother, Muhammed, is getting married, and her blended family (Janna's father, stepmother, half-brothers, and mother) and a huge group of friends are gathering at her father's lakeside estate for a weekend of festivities. But it easily stands on it's own and doesn't require readers to be familiar with the characters or storylines in the first book. Ali's Misfit in Love, the sequel to Saints and Misfits.

Parents need to know that smart and stong Egyptian Indian American teen Janna Yusuf returns in S.K. Characters watch The Princess Bride, listen to Billie Eilish, drink Gatorade, and read The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

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