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The Weight of Our Sky

by Hanna Alkaf

Ages: 14+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5344-2608-5

Keywords: Race riots, Djinns, Diversity, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Kuala Lumpur - History

Battling her own inner demon, Melati Ahmad, 16, is caught in the midst of fighting in Kuala Lumpur in 1969. Can she return home safely?