416 pages | Hardcover

A powerful, gripping YA novel about theinsidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths, and the undeniable power of hope, byNew York Timesbestselling author Samira Ahmed. Perfect for fans ofSadieandDear Martin.

Safiya Mirzadreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing shes learned as editor of her school newspaper is that a journalists job is to find the facts and not let personal biases affect the story. But all that changes the day she finds the body of a murdered boy.

Jawad Aliwas fourteen years old when he built acosplay jetpackthat a teacher mistook for a bomb. Ajetpackthat got him arrested, labeled a terroristand eventually killed. But hes more than a dead body, and more than Bomb Boy. He was a person with a life worth remembering.

Driven by Jawads haunting voice guiding her throughout her investigation, Safiya seeks to tell thewholetruth about the murdered boy and those who killed him because of their hate-based beliefs.

This gripping and powerful book uses an innovative format and lyrical prose to expose the evil that exists in front of us, and the silent complicity of the privileged who create alternative facts to bend the truth to their liking.