![]() And the very same jetpack that led to his murder. The very same jetpack that got him labeled “Bomb Boy”. ![]() The very same jetpack that got him arrested. The very same jetpack that his teacher mistook for a bomb. Jawad was a 14 year old boy who was so proud of the cosplay jetpack he built. She is also the person who discovered the body of Jawad Ali. She is a journalism student who is the editor of her school newspaper. Safiya is nearing the end of her time in highschool. It is the story of Safiya Mirza and Jawad Ali. Hollow Fires is the latest YA novel from New York Times Bestselling author Samira Ahmed. Hollow Fires is a powerful book…and it is going to have people talking! I would like to thank my friends at NOVL for sending this my way for review! I would also like to offer a warning about the content below…it does discuss murder of a child, racism, and Islamophobia. ![]() One thing I CAN put into words is that this book is powerful. I think part of it is because while it is a work of fiction, there is so much real in this book. ![]() That is most definitely NOT the case with Hollow Fires. I can usually gather my thoughts and get them to form (mostly) coherent words without too much trouble. I don’t often struggle to put my thoughts on a book into words. ![]()
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