Samiras Worst Best Summer, Nina Hamza
Samiras Worst Best Summer, Nina Hamza
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Samira's Worst Best Summer

Author: Nina Hamza

Narrator: Rasha Zamamiri

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2024


Synopsis

From the author of Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year comes another wryly humorous tween novel about finding belonging in an unexpected place. A must-read for fans of Hena Khan, Kelly Yang, and Karina Yan Glaser.Samira knows this is going to be the worst summer ever. Her best friend, Kiera, ditched her for the cool girls. Her parents and older sister are taking a trip to India, so Sammy is staring down endless weeks spent with Imran, her little brother, and her Umma. To top it all off—literally!—her house gets TP’d. The TP’ing upsets Imran, who is convinced that they’re being targeted because they’re the only brown family on the block. When Sammy attempts to solve the problem, she creates a bigger mess instead. But she also meets new girl Alice, who is determined to figure out who was behind the TP’ing.Suddenly, Sammy’s “boring” summer is full of clue-finding hunts, garage band practices, and getting to know her neighbors like never before. But when Kiera starts stealing Alice away, Sammy must decide if she wants to stand up for herself. One thing is certain: This summer is either going to be the worst (or maybe the best) of Samira’s life.

About Nina Hamza

Nina Hamza is a writer and physician who lives in Minnesota. She struggles with math, calculating time zones, and parking. She is the author of Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year. Her favorite part of being a writer has been meeting kids who learned something from her books that she hadn't even intended. Visit her online at ninahamza.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on June 02, 2024

This cover!! And the story on the inside matches the outside. CW: gaslighting, bullying Samira's Worst Best Summer is yet another one of my attempts to keep up with 2024 middle grade releases. Although it wasn't high on my radar, I'm glad that I decided to pick it up. The story follows main character......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on September 28, 2024

I love the cover. The writing is okay. The plot seems familiar. Love the representation. I find the trying to fit in kind of struggles and finding real friends in the story quite realistic. Will be good for beginners and younger middle grade audience.......more

Goodreads review by Jo on April 16, 2024

Look, how can you NOT judge a book by this cover? It is gorgeous! Middle Grade books always get the most beautiful covers (or maybe it’s that I have the aesthetic of a tween girl). The characters are just as engaging and stunning as the cover. I loved Samira as well as her whole family, especially U......more

Goodreads review by Kirin on June 04, 2024

The first 15% of this 336 page book were rough, the internalized Islamophobia/othering, the excessive discussion of Halloween and being toilet papered, but then I don't know, something suddenly changed, and I was hooked.  There really is no plot, the reader just spends the summer with Samira, the hi......more

Goodreads review by Therearenobadbooks on July 06, 2024

Samira's Summer is not what she expected. Her best friend is bullying her and Samira wants to sulk and hide all Summer in her room but there is always something to be done. Her parents and older sister leave for India to attend a wedding and Samira stays home with her grandmother and younger brother......more