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A review by jennifermreads
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir
5.0
**Sees co-worker at library prepping books for re-shelving**
Me: “Wait … what is that?!”
Co-worker: “A purple covered book that is screaming ‘Jennifer will love this! You must read me!’”
Me: *grabs book, hugs it, and races to check it out*
My co-worker knows me. One look at the title and he knew this was a book I would devour, re-read, rave about, and start plopping in our young patrons’ hands as soon as I bring it back. This book is fantastic … amazing … phenomenal … features needed representation … educational … interesting … a spark to encourage further reading and learning … inspirational. There are nineteen women featured in this book – well, twenty if you count (and why wouldn’t you?!) the amazing Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. Of those twenty, I was previously familiar with eight—so I learned a lot! There is a wide variety of professions, achievements, passions, and interests represented. So one feature is sure to light a spark in your young reader’s mind. I know I did quite a bit of web-surfing after finishing my third pass through the text. What an amazing group of women!
I also must rave and gush about the artwork. When I read [b:Under My Hijab|39397848|Under My Hijab|Hena Khan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551523160l/39397848._SX50_.jpg|57655197] by Aaliya Jaleel, I was in awe of the story, the culture I absorbed, and her artwork that had me leafing back to look again and again. My fourth and fifth passes through Muslim Girls Rise were specifically to focus on Jaleel’s vibrant and realistic illustrations of the women. On my first run through the book, I loved that I turned the page, saw a drawing of G. Willow Wilson, and I didn’t need the text to confirm that it was her! And the spread for NASA flight control engineer Hibah Rahmani was so gorgeously colored I could have stared at it for hours.
Run … do not walk … and grab this book at your library or local indie bookstore. This is a book for everyone and is sure to enlighten and encourage anyone who reads it, regardless of age.
Me: “Wait … what is that?!”
Co-worker: “A purple covered book that is screaming ‘Jennifer will love this! You must read me!’”
Me: *grabs book, hugs it, and races to check it out*
My co-worker knows me. One look at the title and he knew this was a book I would devour, re-read, rave about, and start plopping in our young patrons’ hands as soon as I bring it back. This book is fantastic … amazing … phenomenal … features needed representation … educational … interesting … a spark to encourage further reading and learning … inspirational. There are nineteen women featured in this book – well, twenty if you count (and why wouldn’t you?!) the amazing Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. Of those twenty, I was previously familiar with eight—so I learned a lot! There is a wide variety of professions, achievements, passions, and interests represented. So one feature is sure to light a spark in your young reader’s mind. I know I did quite a bit of web-surfing after finishing my third pass through the text. What an amazing group of women!
I also must rave and gush about the artwork. When I read [b:Under My Hijab|39397848|Under My Hijab|Hena Khan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551523160l/39397848._SX50_.jpg|57655197] by Aaliya Jaleel, I was in awe of the story, the culture I absorbed, and her artwork that had me leafing back to look again and again. My fourth and fifth passes through Muslim Girls Rise were specifically to focus on Jaleel’s vibrant and realistic illustrations of the women. On my first run through the book, I loved that I turned the page, saw a drawing of G. Willow Wilson, and I didn’t need the text to confirm that it was her! And the spread for NASA flight control engineer Hibah Rahmani was so gorgeously colored I could have stared at it for hours.
Run … do not walk … and grab this book at your library or local indie bookstore. This is a book for everyone and is sure to enlighten and encourage anyone who reads it, regardless of age.