You're Not Proper
Tariq Mehmood
Category:
Young Adult
| Fiction
| Religion
| Islam
ABOUT THE BOOK
BOOK 1 IN THE REVISED STRIKER SERIES
Karen thinks she's not proper white. Her dad is Pakistan and her mother is white Christian, and somehow, she feels as if she doesn't quite fit in...anywhere. So she's made a choice: she's switching sides.Karen's going to convert to Islam to find her true identy. But Shamshad, her Hijab wearing school mate, isn’t making things easy for her. What's her deal, anyway? Is Shamshad really any more proper than Karen is?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TARIQ MEHMOOD is an award winning writer and film-maker. His books include Hand On The Sun and While There Is Light . He co-directed the award-winning documentary Injustice. Tariq currently teaches at the American University of Beirut, in Lebanon and lives in Beirut and Manchester.
Winner of the Francis Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award
REVIEWS
‘A cracking good read. Highly recommended!’
Melvin Burgess
‘Contemporary and hard-hitting! High on impact and highly engaging.’
Jake Hope, Coordinator of the Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year Award
‘You're Not Proper sounds a resonant, authentic note that cuts through the monotone voices coming out of YA writing.’
Claire Chambers, Huffington Post
