Title: Barakah Beats
Author: Maleeha Siddiqui
Narrators: Salena Qureshi
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date: 10/19/21
Runtime: 05:19:52
Genre: See Full Description
Language: English
Grade Level: 3rd Grade,4th Grade,5th Grade,6th Grade
Fiction
Description : Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but now it's time to go to "real school."Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has Jenna, her best friend who already goes to the public school, she figures she can take onjust about anything.Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearingNimra the cold shoulder around the other kids.Desperate to fit in and get back in Jenna's good graces, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join the school's popular 8th gradeboy band, Barakah Beats. The only problem is, Nimra was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, and she knows her parents would be disappointed if they found out. So she devises a simple plan: join the band, win Jenna back, then quietly drop out beforeher parents find out.But dropping out of the band proves harder than expected. Not only is her plan to get Jenna back working, but Nimra really likeshanging out with the band-they value her contributions and respect how important her faith is to her. Then Barakah Beats signsup for a talent show to benefit refugees, and Nimra's lies start to unravel. With the show only a few weeks away and Jenna'sfriendship hanging in the balance, Nimra has to decide whether to betray her bandmates-or herself.
Author: Maleeha Siddiqui
Narrators: Salena Qureshi
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date: 10/19/21
Runtime: 05:19:52
Genre: See Full Description
Language: English
Grade Level: 3rd Grade,4th Grade,5th Grade,6th Grade
Fiction
Description : Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but now it's time to go to "real school."Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has Jenna, her best friend who already goes to the public school, she figures she can take onjust about anything.Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearingNimra the cold shoulder around the other kids.Desperate to fit in and get back in Jenna's good graces, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join the school's popular 8th gradeboy band, Barakah Beats. The only problem is, Nimra was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, and she knows her parents would be disappointed if they found out. So she devises a simple plan: join the band, win Jenna back, then quietly drop out beforeher parents find out.But dropping out of the band proves harder than expected. Not only is her plan to get Jenna back working, but Nimra really likeshanging out with the band-they value her contributions and respect how important her faith is to her. Then Barakah Beats signsup for a talent show to benefit refugees, and Nimra's lies start to unravel. With the show only a few weeks away and Jenna'sfriendship hanging in the balance, Nimra has to decide whether to betray her bandmates-or herself.
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