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  • Bhai for Now

Bhai for Now

Publication Date
October 04, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Bhai for Now

Description

A fresh and fun new spin on the Parent-Trap story, by Indies Introduce author Maleeha Siddiqui.

Ashar is busy with the ice hockey team, studying to get into the best school, and hanging out with his friends. Shaheer and his father are always moving, following his dad's jobs.

Shaheer has given up hope of finding a place where he can put down roots, a place that feels like home.

The two boys have nothing in common. But when they meet on Shaheer's first day at his new school, it's like looking in a mirror.

They quickly figure out that they're twins, separated as babies. And they are determined to do whatever it takes--including secretly switching identities--to get to know the parent they've been separated from.

This is the story of two long-lost brothers who, while they might not like each other, just might need each other. Bhai for Now is by turns heartwarming and hilarious, and with an unforgettable Muslim family and friendship story at its core.

Publication date
October 04, 2022
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338702095
Lexile Measure
720
Publisher
Scholastic Press
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV033270 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
Library of Congress categories
Parent and child
Brothers
Twins
Muslims
Mistaken identity

Kirkus

A delightful tale of family love and complexity. 

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review

Fraught family relationships, shifting friendships, differing religious practices--they're big topics, but debut-author Siddiqui deftly tackles them with warmth, humor, and compassion.

School Library Journal

Starred Review

Every[one] will benefit from this touching story about a preteen struggling to reconcile faith, friends, and family against the backdrop of an American middle school.

Maleeha Siddiqui
Maleeha Siddiqui is a first-generation Pakistani-American Muslim living in Virginia. When she isn't writing, she can be found working at a biotech company or hanging out with her family. Her first novel Barakah Beats is based on her own experiences growing up in America as a young practicing Muslim.