She lives in Toronto with her family, which includes a very vocal cat named Yeti.

Her Middle Grade novels include the critically acclaimed anthology ONCE UPON AN EID co-edited with Aisha Saeed, and the multi-perspective GROUNDED, co-authored with Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Huda Al-Marashi and Aisha Saeed. Sajidah also has a picture book series co-authored with Team USA Olympic Medalist, Ibtihaj Muhammad, which starts with the New York Times bestselling THE PROUDEST BLUE, followed by THE KINDEST RED. She is currently working on more YA, as well as an adult romance. Her newest YA novel, LOVE FROM MECCA TO MEDINA, released in fall 2022. The sequel to Saints and Misfits, Misfit in Love, was a People magazine best book of summer 2021. It was also the first teen novel chosen for NBC Today Show's Read with Jenna Book Club. Her widely acclaimed second novel, LOVE FROM A TO Z, a story about finding love in the time of Islamophobia, was an Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Young Adult Book of 2019 and a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist. Her debut novel, Saints and Misfits was the winner of the 2018 APALA Honor award, the 2017 Middle East Book Honor Award, and a 2018 William C. Ali is the NYT bestselling and award-winning author of several books. Ali writes the Muslim characters in stories she never saw growing up. Janna’s summer of love is turning out to be super crowded and painfully unpredictable.Ībout-the-author, bare bones: S. Just when things couldn’t get more complicated, two newcomers-the dreamy Haytham and brooding Layth-have Janna more confused than ever about what her misfit heart really wants. Muhammad’s party choices aren’t in line with his fiancée’s taste at all, Janna’s dad is acting strange, and her mom is spending more time with an old friend (and maybe love interest?) than Janna. It’s time for Janna’s (carefully planned) summer of love to begin-starting right at the wedding.īut it wouldn’t be a wedding if everything went according to plan.

She’s finished high school, ready for college…and ready for Nuah. The last time she saw him, Janna wasn’t ready to reciprocate his feelings for her. Janna Yusuf is so excited for the weekend: her brother Muhammad’s getting married, and she’s reuniting with her mom, whom she’s missed the whole summer. In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the perfect start to her own summer of love, but attractive new arrivals have her more confused than ever.

Misfit in Love by S.K. Ali