'A riveting, ferocious read that will keep you up at night, a story about complicity and cowardice, strength, vulnerability, and hope.'- Eugenia Vela, BookPeople, Austin, TX 'Thank you to Samira Ahmed for giving us Layla, the Strong and Independent Female Character that we are always promised, but never actually get.'- Emily Knosher, Read It Again Bookstore, Monticello, NY ' Internment builds a great case for empathy on all sides and for fighting history repeating itself.'- Sami Thomason, Square Books, Oxford, MS With an ultimately hopeful voice, Samira Ahmed shows how one person and small acts of bravery can spark a flame of resistance and inspire others to bring change.'- Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD 'Terrifying, inspiring, heart-pounding, and incredibly timely. Raise a fist.'- David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Moquitoland and Kids of Appetite

It's a testament to Ahmed's writing then, that the heart of the story is one of hope.

'A powerful and poignant exploration of a nightmare made real. A must read for activists who continue to push back against the big What-Ifs.'- National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street and Pride Ahmed has gifted us Layla, a courageous young revolutionary who fights against all boundaries of hate and ignorance. 'Internment is a scathing indictment of our current political times. Johnston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear 'A testament to what girls are capable of when they are overlooked, Internment is a masterwork of dignity and grit.'- E.K. Internment urges us to speak up and speak out, to ask questions and demand answers, and when those answers prove unsatisfactory, to resist.'- p.p1 Kiersten White, New York Times Bestselling author of And I Darken and The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein ' Internment sets itself apart.terrifying, thrilling and urgent.'- Entertainment Weekly For all collections.'- School Library Journal, starred review *'By the end of the first two pages of this title the reader will be breathless with the anticipation and excitement of what's to come.'- School Library Connection, starred review *'An unsettling and important book for our times.'- Publishers Weekly, starred review *'.a poignant, necessary story that paints a very real, very frank picture of hatred and ignorance, while also giving readers and marginalized individuals hope.'- Booklist, starred review *Taking on Islamophobia and racism in a Trump-like America, Ahmed's magnetic, gripping narrative written in a deeply humane and authentic tone, is attentive to the richness and complexity of the social ills at the heart of the book.- Kirkus, starred review An instant New York Times bestseller An Amazon Best Book of the Month for March 2019

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