Sukasa Reads

Laughing all the way to the mosque. Does the title have a familiar ring to it? Then you are not wrong. 

A memoir (of sorts) from the creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie. 

If you watched the TV show and loved the quirky story lines that focused on a culture clash, you probably will love this book by Zarqa Nawaz. 

She narrates her own absurd challenges to situations in everyday life. For example, wearing a hijab in western society; having inherited her dad's genes and being blessed with hairy legs. Oh the horror of having to show her legs in gym class! How can she overcome her dilemma of shaving or facing embarrassment, when her mom believes shaving legs is un-Islamic and that au naturel is better. 

Then there's flirting advice from her mom, which seemed rich to Zarqa, since her mom had always advocated that flirting was forbidden in Islam. Her mom's seduction advice was along the lines of "small talk" such as asking guys where they bought their prayer mats from.

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There’s been a lot of talk about Night Film. And believe me, taking a plunge into the terrifying depths of this story, is an adventure well read. This excerpt from the trailer reveals a bit about the story of a beautiful young girl, Ashley Cordova who is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Her father is the legendary Stanislas Cordova, famed film director of 15 psychological thrillers. But the burning question behind Night Film, is who exactly is Stanislas Cordova. Perhaps an excerpt from the book’s trailer may draw some clues.
“As a director, Cordova has a unique place in the film world. Either you love his work, or you’re too terrified to go near it. He’s hypnotic because he’s hidden. Cordova lives, thrives, underground. He’s a threat to society because he isn’t selling anything. His power exists in the way he reveals us, to us. He shows us that no matter who we are, or just stumbling around in the dark unable to see but a few feet ahead. Just get into it, Cordo…

Beep. Beep. Beep. My dad won’t stop beeping.
Love makes you do crazy things. At least, that’s what Maggie Mayfield’s Dad says.  She is about to find out for herself in The Meaning Of Maggie, a novel by Megan Jean Sovern.
As the youngest of three children, Maggie has aspirations and goals. She’s the girl you’d probably want your eleven-year-old to be best friends with. Out of her two sisters she considers herself by far the most responsible.
She wants to be president one day. She’s a good student. She follows all the rules set by her family. In fact, she actually has a book outlining all the rules that her mom has outlined for the family.
On her eleventh birthday, she receives a beautiful leather bound journal. She decides to write the story of her life – since she’s turned eleven.
She thinks her Dad – who happens to be in a wheelchair – is the coolest Dad ever.
“Dad did have something in common with all of these bravest of brave people. Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Anne Frank, Dr.…