I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister
Readers interested in I Am Malala and women's rights and freedom will appreciate this poignant portrait of two Muslim sisters, once closely bonded but now on divergent paths as one embraces her religion and the other remains secular.aEighteen-year-old Sohane loves no one more than her beautiful, carefree younger sister, Djelila. And she hates no one as much. The two have always shared everything. But now, Djelila is embracing her life as a secular teen, and Sohane is becoming more religious. aEvery choice has a price.aWhen Sohane starts wearing a head scarf, her school insists that she remove it or she'll be expelled. Meanwhile, Djelila is repeatedly harassed by neighborhood bullies for not following Muslim customs. Sohane can't help thinking that Djelila deserves what she gets. She never could have imagined just how far things would go.aI love I hate I miss my sister.aIn the year following Djelila's tragic death, Sohane struggles with her feelings of loss and guilt, revealing a complex relationship between two sisters, each girl's path to self-discovery, and the consequences they face for being true to themselves.