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The Weight of Our Sky

by Hanna ALKAF
288p. S. & S./Salaam Reads. Feb. 2019. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781534426085.
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Gr 8 Up—In this novel set during the Malaysian race riots of 1969, 16-year-old Melati struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, believing that she is being tormented by a djinn whose threats against her mother can be appeased only with counting rituals. When violence breaks out among ethnic Malays, Chinese, and Indians in Kuala Lumpur, Melati worries that her fears will manifest. A powerful and raw exploration of mental illness, Malaysian history, and rising above prejudice and hate.
Reviewed by Staff , May 01, 2019

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