Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

Amazing book.. My son loved it.. Worth buying

Good book

So I purchased this book for a proposed Muslim Children's Library. I was excited to increase our range for chapter books as Muslim lit for this age range is limited. I was so extremely disappointed. The whole book screams of inferiority complex from beginning to end. For starters, the only fully religiously practicing aunty (Sameena Aunty) is the most condescending, arrogant, inconsiderate character. I'd argue she is worse than the obvious antagonist in the story. Other practicing characters are portrayed as rigid and perhaps backward. So much emphasis is put on all the religious and paganistic rituals of other religions and cultures; which normally doesn't bother me except that the Muslim children are continuously engaged in them throughout the story. Muslim children unabashedly eating non-halal food etc. This is definitely not a book for a young, impressionable Muslim audience. The only value in the book is perhaps for those that lived through 9/11 as a non-Muslim and was not aware of how the discourses of the time really affected Muslim families and children. Nothing more than that. The book will not be making it into our library catalogue.

Came on time and good packaging

This book was great for my middle school students. Very current and relatable to middle school aged kids.

Good book for an grade school reader.