num_pages: 281
description: A searing #OwnVoices coming-of-age debut in which an Indian-American Muslim teen confronts Islamophobia and a reality she can neither explain nor escapeperfect for fans of Angie Thomas Jacqueline Woodson and Adam Silvera.American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. Theres the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending a college close to their suburban Chicago home and being paired off with an older Muslim boy her mom deems suitable. And then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school and living in New York Cityand maybe (just maybe) pursuing a boy shes known from afar since grade school a boy whos finally falling into her orbit at school. Theres also the real world beyond Mayas control. In the aftermath of a horrific crime perpetrated hundreds of miles away her life is turned upside down. The community shes known since birth becomes unrecognizable; neighbors and classmates alike are consumed with fear bigotry and hatred. Ultimately Maya must find the strength within to determine where she truly belongs.
language: English
title: Love, Hate & Other Filters
publisher: Soho Teen