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You Truly Assumed

by Laila Sabreen · 2022

In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths.… more

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I am tired of existing. I want to live
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She has a heart of gold. But people rob gold.
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Circumstance. Coincidence. Chance. All these words to try to make us feel like we're in control of the unknown. In all honesty, that's what I am terrified of. Not knowing what I can't control.
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Have you all had a similar experience? Has there been a dream that you were told didn't matter? Did you hold on to it or did you let it go? How do you protect your dreams?
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You truly assumed that the world would heal and stay healded while spinning constantly. A spinning driven in part by accepted half-truths and rumors that get taken as facts.
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But if I am going to paint my own future, then I can't have have people-pleasing on my paint palette. It only muddles the rest of the colors.
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But their voices and their words move mountains, create waterfalls, mend hearts, and make this world closer to what it should be.
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In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths.

Sabriya has her whole summer planned out in color-coded glory, but those plans go out the window after a terrorist attack near her home. When the terrorist is assumed to be Muslim and Islamophobia grows, Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort. You Truly Assumed was never meant to be anything more than an outlet, but the blog goes viral as fellow Muslim teens around the country flock to it and find solace and a sense of community.

Soon two more teens, Zakat and Farah, join Bri to run You Truly Assumed and the three quickly form a strong friendship. But as the blog’s popularity grows, so do the pushback and hateful comments. When one of them is threatene

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2022
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