{"product_id":"barakah-beats","title":"Barakah Beats","description":"�         A story about finding your voice and fitting in.�        12-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school,       but is about to embark on middlel school and is feeling nervous.          Nimra is desperate to fit in but finds the popular kids avoid       her because of her hijab, and her best-friend Jenna isn’t the       same at school.         So when she is invited to join the school’s popular band,       Nimra is unsure what to do.         She has been taught that music isn’t allowed in Islam, but       it is an opportunity to make new friends and win back the graces       of her best-friend Jenna.         What will Nimra do?                  A junior Jenny Han        Perfect for fans of Netflix's�Julie and the Phantoms�         Brilliantly-written, full of music, with a message of 'fitting       in' at the heart of it                       Praise for Barakah Beats:         A Summer\/Fall 2021 Indies Introduce Pick         A Junior Library Guild Selection         \"Superb! Nimra is a joy to cheer for in a       nuanced story that will leave readers thinking about how to navigate       complex ethical choices\"�- Alex Gino, award-winning       author of�George         \"Equal parts fun and serious, Barakah Beats�is a lovely       story that will resonate with countless kids growing up between       two cultures and faiths.�Nimra is just the       heroine middle-school readers are searching for\".       - Saadia Faruqi, author of�A Thousand Questions          \"Finally! A story about a young Muslim girl trying to fit       in while also staying true to her values, beliefs, family, and culture.       Sweet and relatable - I couldn't put it down!\"�-       Huda Fahmy, creator of Huda F Are You?          \"This book should come with a warning label - you       won't be able to stop reading once you start! I tumble-down       fell in love.\" - Wendy Wan-Long Shang, author of Not       Your All-American Girl�(co-authored with Madelyn Rosenberg)          \"This lively, heartfelt book hits all the right notes.\"       - Rajani LaRocca, author of�Red, White,       and Whole         \"If you love an irrepressible heroine and the story       of underdogs stopping at nothing to be seen and heard, Barakah       Beats is a must-read.�The Muslim rep is beautiful and       important--pure joy for any reader. The raucous rhythms of Nimra's       story bursts through from every page.�I'm a Barakah       Beats stan for life!\" - Stephan Lee, author of�K-Pop       Confidential","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40696433639509,"sku":"9780702311024N","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/2ebe9c5e-d6ad-4dc8-a593-6bee03f28b0e.jpg?v=1695836636","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/barakah-beats","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}