Between two moons: a novel
(Book)
Description
"A deeply moving family story about identity, faith, and belonging set in the Muslim immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn following three siblings coming of age over the course of one Ramadan. It's the holy month of Ramadan, and twin sisters Amira and Lina are about to graduate high school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. On the precipice of adulthood, they plan to embark on a summer of teenage revelry, trying on new identities and testing the limits of what they can get away with while still under their parents' roof. But the twins' expectations of a summer of freedom collide with their older brother's return from prison, whose mysterious behavior threatens to undo the delicate family balance. Meanwhile, outside the family's apartment, a storm is brewing in Bay Ridge. A raid on a local business sparks a protest that brings the Arab community together, and a senseless act of violence threatens to tear them apart. Everyone's motives are called into question as an alarming sense of disquiet pervades the neighborhood. With everything spiraling out of control, how will Amira and Lina know who they can trust? A gorgeously written, intimate family story and a polyphonic portrait of life under the specter of Islamophobia, Between Two Moons challenges the reader to interrogate their own assumptions, asking questions of allegiance to faith, family, and community, and what it means to be a young Muslim in America"--
Copies
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Abdel Gawad, A. (2023). Between two moons: a novel. First edition. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Abdel Gawad, Aisha. 2023. Between Two Moons: A Novel. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Abdel Gawad, Aisha, Between Two Moons: A Novel. New York, Doubleday, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Abdel Gawad, Aisha. Between Two Moons: A Novel. First edition. New York, Doubleday, 2023.
Staff View
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Sep 11, 2024 05:11:13 PM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Sep 11, 2024 05:11:23 PM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 11, 2024 05:11:20 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 03438pam 2200457 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20230522134123.7 | ||
| 008 | 220712s2023 nyu e 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2022030656 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780385548618 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780593467824 |q (paperback) | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d IMmBT |d EL |d ST | ||
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.6 |2 23/eng/20220712 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Abdel Gawad, Aisha, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Between two moons : |b a novel / |c Aisha Abdel Gawad. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Doubleday, |c [2023]. | |
| 300 | |a 321 pages ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a "A deeply moving family story about identity, faith, and belonging set in the Muslim immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn following three siblings coming of age over the course of one Ramadan. It's the holy month of Ramadan, and twin sisters Amira and Lina are about to graduate high school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. On the precipice of adulthood, they plan to embark on a summer of teenage revelry, trying on new identities and testing the limits of what they can get away with while still under their parents' roof. But the twins' expectations of a summer of freedom collide with their older brother's return from prison, whose mysterious behavior threatens to undo the delicate family balance. Meanwhile, outside the family's apartment, a storm is brewing in Bay Ridge. A raid on a local business sparks a protest that brings the Arab community together, and a senseless act of violence threatens to tear them apart. Everyone's motives are called into question as an alarming sense of disquiet pervades the neighborhood. With everything spiraling out of control, how will Amira and Lina know who they can trust? A gorgeously written, intimate family story and a polyphonic portrait of life under the specter of Islamophobia, Between Two Moons challenges the reader to interrogate their own assumptions, asking questions of allegiance to faith, family, and community, and what it means to be a young Muslim in America"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Muslims |z New York (State) |z New York |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Ramadan |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Siblings |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Islamophobia |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Ethnic neighborhoods |z New York (State) |z New York |v Fiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Bildungsroman. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Domestic fiction. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Novels. |2 lcgft | |
| 907 | |a .b27362978 | ||
| 945 | |y .i68432549 |i 20503901397 |l guaf |s - |h |u 8 |x 4 |w 4 |v 5 |t 2 |z 06-06-23 |o - |a FIC GAWAD | ||
| 945 | |y .i68455045 |i 31200200170644 |l hmbf |s - |h 10-02-24 |u 7 |x 4 |w 3 |v 4 |t 2 |z 06-13-23 |o - |a FIC/GAWAD | ||
| 945 | |y .i6848902x |i 21802787735 |l wdaf |s t |h |u 3 |x 1 |w 2 |v 1 |t 2 |z 06-21-23 |o - |a FIC GAWAD | ||
| 945 | |y .i6850195x |i 32159002500946 |l oraf |s - |h 10-01-24 |u 7 |x 2 |w 5 |v 1 |t 2 |z 06-24-23 |o - |a Fiction Gawad | ||
| 945 | |y .i68571677 |i 31216004303751 |l nhaf |s - |h 09-20-24 |u 4 |x 1 |w 3 |v 1 |t 2 |z 07-17-23 |o - |a Fiction Gawad, Aisha_Abdel | ||
| 945 | |y .i68642131 |i 20603776608 |l elaf |s - |h 10-01-24 |u 5 |x 1 |w 4 |v 2 |t 2 |z 08-05-23 |o - |a Gawad, Aisha (Between) | ||
| 945 | |y .i69732000 |i 22301017269 |l stbf |s - |h 09-30-24 |u 5 |x 0 |w 5 |v 2 |t 2 |z 04-15-24 |o - |a FIC ABD | ||
| 945 | |y .i70011825 |i 22301019703 |l staf |s - |h 09-04-24 |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 0 |t 2 |z 07-09-24 |o - |a FIC ABD | ||
| 998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a el |a gu |a hm |a nh |a or |a st |a wd | ||