More to the Story, Hena Khan
More to the Story, Hena Khan
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More to the Story

Author: Hena Khan

Narrator: Priya Ayyar

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2019


Synopsis

From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes a new story inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic, Little Women, featuring four sisters from a modern American Muslim family living in Georgia.

When Jameela Mirza is picked to be feature editor of her middle school newspaper, she’s one step closer to being an award-winning journalist like her late grandfather. The problem is her editor-in-chief keeps shooting down her article ideas. Jameela’s assigned to write about the new boy in school, who has a cool British accent but doesn’t share much, and wonders how she’ll make his story gripping enough to enter into a national media contest.

Jameela, along with her three sisters, is devastated when their father needs to take a job overseas, away from their cozy Georgia home for six months. Missing him makes Jameela determined to write an epic article—one to make her dad extra proud. But when her younger sister gets seriously ill, Jameela’s world turns upside down. And as her hunger for fame looks like it might cost her a blossoming friendship, Jameela questions what matters most, and whether she’s cut out to be a journalist at all…

About Hena Khan

Hena Khan is a Pakistani American writer. She is the author of the middle grade novels Amina’s VoiceAmina’s Song, More to the StoryDrawing Deena, and the Zara’s Rules series and picture books Golden Domes and Silver LanternsUnder My Hijab, and It’s Ramadan, Curious George, among others. Hena lives in her hometown of Rockville, Maryland, with her family. You can learn more about Hena and her books by visiting her website at HenaKhan.com or connecting with her @HenaKhanBooks.


Reviews

Goodreads review by CW ✨

Read my review of this book on my blog, The Quiet Pond. An incredibly wholesome and wonderful middle-grade story about illness, pursuing your ambitions, and family and sisterhood. - Follows Jameela, a Pakistani Muslim girl who has to deal with some pretty tough stuff in her family while also taking on......more

I didn't even read the description of this one. It was just one that I decided to pick up because I love what Hena Khan did with Amina's Voice. It's one of my favorite middle grade novels. Color me shocked to find out that this is an adaptation of Little Women and it was done so well. This, of cours......more

Goodreads review by Christy

3.5 stars More to the Story is a middle-grade novel that has four sisters and is inspired by ‘Little Women’. We follow one of the middle sisters, Jameela. I think I would have enjoyed getting the perspective of more than one of the sisters, but overall I enjoyed this one. I love how middle-grade nove......more


Quotes

"Priya Ayyar's straightforward narration provides a positive and loving portrayal of a contemporary Pakistani-American family in this story inspired by LITTLE WOMEN. . . . Ayyar is engaging and relatable as Jameela . . . [and] she gives Jameela's three sisters distinct voices reflecting their personalities: mature Maryam; timid, compliant Bisma; and spoiled Aleeza. Listeners who know LITTLE WOMEN will recognize their counterparts, but it's not necessary to enjoy this audiobook."