Forty Words for Love
Author: Saeed, Aisha
ISBN: 9780593326466
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Nov 2023
Pages: 304
Format: Hardback
Plt;bPgt;In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Moonlight Bay is a magical placeP#8212;or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town, the pink and lavender waters in the bay turn gray, and the forest that was a refuge for newcomers becomes a scourge to the townspeople. Almost overnight, the entire town seems devoid of life and energy. The tourists have stopped coming. And the people in the town are struggling. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This includes the two teens at the heart of our story: Yasmine and Rafay. Yasmine is a child of the town, and her parents are trying and failing to make ends meet. Rafay is an immigrant, a child of Willow Forest. The forest of Moonlight Bay was where people from RafayP#8217;s community relocated when their home was destroyed. Except Moonlight Bay is no longer a welcoming refuge, and tensions between the townspeople and his people are growing.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Yasmine and Rafay have been friends since Rafay first arrived, nearly ten years ago. As theyP#39;ve gotten older, their friendship has blossomed. Not that they would ever act on these feelings. The forest elders have long warned that falling in love with Pquot;outsidersPquot; will lead to devastating consequences for anyone from Willow Forest. But is this actually true? Can Yasmine and Rafay find a way to be together despite it all?
ISBN: 9780593326466
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Nov 2023
Pages: 304
Format: Hardback
Plt;bPgt;In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Moonlight Bay is a magical placeP#8212;or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town, the pink and lavender waters in the bay turn gray, and the forest that was a refuge for newcomers becomes a scourge to the townspeople. Almost overnight, the entire town seems devoid of life and energy. The tourists have stopped coming. And the people in the town are struggling. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This includes the two teens at the heart of our story: Yasmine and Rafay. Yasmine is a child of the town, and her parents are trying and failing to make ends meet. Rafay is an immigrant, a child of Willow Forest. The forest of Moonlight Bay was where people from RafayP#8217;s community relocated when their home was destroyed. Except Moonlight Bay is no longer a welcoming refuge, and tensions between the townspeople and his people are growing.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Yasmine and Rafay have been friends since Rafay first arrived, nearly ten years ago. As theyP#39;ve gotten older, their friendship has blossomed. Not that they would ever act on these feelings. The forest elders have long warned that falling in love with Pquot;outsidersPquot; will lead to devastating consequences for anyone from Willow Forest. But is this actually true? Can Yasmine and Rafay find a way to be together despite it all?
