Bhai for Now

For everyone who asks me about halal, age-appropriate books for young Muslim boys... THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE ONE!!! Twin brothers separated at birth bump into each other for the first time at school - and complicated shenanigans ensue! Ashar and Shaheer must navigate their new relationship, while try......more

If you have watched and loved The Parent Trap starring Lindsey Logan (identical twins, didn’t know the other twin existed, met at school/academic scenario, parents living separately miles away, the twins plan to switch places acting as the other and everything ends well), don’t bother except that th......more

​BHAI FOR NOW by Maleeha Siddiqui is UTTERLY DELIGHTFUL. I had been in a reading rut, but this book sucked me in and I finished it in a day. The book had me chuckling throughout the story (spinach and pineapple toppings on pizza LOL!) but also hit me emotionally. I loved the boy protagonists (Ashar......more

I’ve been getting a lot of requests lately for age appropriate books for young kids and this is it!! This is a cute retelling of the Parent Trap but instead it features two twin boys names Ashar & Shareer. I adored how fast-paced it is and that it lived up to the hype. I highly recommend this. Rep: S......more

We tend to love people and books that do things first, for good reason, they raise the bar, set the standard, and pave the way for all those that come after.  And no, this is not the first middle grade traditionally published book to have Muslim characters having a completely non-Islamic-identity-ce......more