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12 year old Amira, and her younger brother, Hamza are on their way with their parents to view the rare blue blood moon eclipse during a medieval Islamic astronomy exhibit in Chicago.Hazma, being bored, manages to obtain the "forbidden Box of the Moon" starting off a chain of events for Amira and himself.Time freezes, as do their parents and everyone else attending the event, but not the falling bits of the moon, and those djinns that are bent on taking Amira and Hamza to another world, in which
DNF at 13%. The world building doesn't feel right so unfortunately I'm not enjoying it. The rep is fabulous though!
E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusTweens saving the world, this time with an Arabic background of jinn, Peris, devs and ghuls. Great for fans of Rick Riordan Presents titles.
Thank you to #NetGalley and Little Brown Books for Young Readers for allowing me the opportunity to read a digital ARC of Amira and Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds by Samira Ahmed. This middle grade novel will be published on September 21, 2021. All opinions are my own.Amira loves science and is incredibly excited to witness a rare super blue blood moon eclipse. At the event, Amira can't stop arguing with her little brother, Hamza. Amira is awed by the exhibit on medieval Islamic astronomy, bu...
I always say that I look for more family relationships in books, and this one nails it perfectly! Amira and Hamza have the funniest and most relatable sibling relationship, and it was enjoyable to read!In terms of Muslim rep, this was solid, and fantastic for any middle grade reader! The tidbits of Arabic were fantastic to see and I would highly recommend on that aspect. While I think this book had a really good premise and theme, I think it felt flat in terms of world building for me. While par...
This book has everything! It had sibling fights that would be familiar to so many kids. It had uncertainty and lack of confidence that we all feel. It had science and mythology and humor. It surprised me multiple times (something middle grade novels aren’t as likely to do) and broke my heart at least once. I’ve already talked it up to a few of my students so I now have to buy a copy for our classroom library.
Like Kendra's little brother Seth in Fablehaven, Amira's little brother Hamza can't resist making reckless choices and doing things he knows he shouldn't--like picking up a mediaeval Islamic artifact in a museum, which causes a piece of the moon to break off, freeing the demon Ifrit to start his invasion of the earth. With everyone on earth except them frozen in time, Amira and Hamza find themselves confronted by Jinn, and being declared the heroes of a prophecy; they now must save the world. Th...
Prophecies, a breaking moon, jinns and a brother and sister who have to save the world are a great mix for an adventure! Amira and Hamza are a fun duo. With Amira's love for science and logic and Hamza's daring ways they balance each other well. They fight and play just like any siblings and at the same time show each other the love, comfort and support they need to defeat the evil Ifrit, This is a fascinating blend of magic and science and a wonderful middle grade read.
This cover!!!!! The border is so beautiful!!!
Amira is twelve and loves science. Her ten year old brother is more likely to take things apart. They are normal siblings who do their share of bickering. When they discover the moon is falling apart and the world is about to be destroyed, they have to work with jinns, face their fears, and use logic and science to win. I love that Amira is a budding feminist. The audiobook is a blast! I love the sound effects. Soneela Nankani did a stellar job. Her voice is an instrument that can play every emo...
I've been following Ahmed's career since the publication of her best-selling debut novel, Love, Hate & Other Filters, and have enjoyed all of her previous work immensely. If you've done the same and have yet to delve into Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds, you should be aware that it is a slight departure from her earlier work.As Ahmed herself says in the book's acknowledgements section, middle-grade fantasy is "a new age group and genre category for [her]." That said, her unmistakable v...
A fun story, although the final villain felt a bit to easy.But I liked the siblings and all the creatures they meet.The narrator is not my favorite she did the different voices well but I was yelled at a bit too often for my taste.Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I think this book would be great for fans of Aru Shah! I wish the plot was a little more fleshed out, but overall it was really fun. I especially enjoyed the sibling relationship between Amira & Hamza. How they annoyed each other, but also fiercely loyal and protective. It reminded me of Kendra and Seth from. Fablehaven. Content (since this is middle grade): the Amira & Hamza use the phrase "Oh my God!" a lot. Like, a lot a lot. I know not everyone views that phrase as a profanity, but I also kn...
It seems like this author took Aru Shah and The Secret Serpent books and merged them together. I really wanted to enjoy this book. But it's just giving me a vibe of copycat.
Make sure you are sitting in a comfy spot when you crack open this middle grades fantasy adventure, because it hits the ground running from the very beginning and doesn't let up over 368 pages. The like-able and relatable brother sister duo snarkily banter and bicker about everything from cultural Indian (Desi) folklore, religious stories, Marvel, Lord of the Rings, He-Man, Arabic Sesame Street, Star Wars, hygiene, fears, potential science fair projects, and food, all while battling jinn, devs,...
Fantasy, humor, adventure and coming of age. This brother and sister must save the world but how? Wonderful fantasy world building I am enjoying the legends and myths especially since I don’t know enough about the countries old stories, whether they be Indian, Arabic or Islamic or other countries and cultures. This adventure starts immediately and you better hang on because it is a full on adventure, I love the mixture of science, fantasy, legend and humor. When they end up in the world of the J...
Loved this adventurous tale of siblings saving the world, rife with Islamic tradition and elements of Rumi, ancient Urdu and Persian storytelling, and fantasy. These are the kinds of stories I am excited exist in the world; drawing on various cultures for all kids to see threads of their own lives and understandings in all kinds of genres. And, bonus for us that it’s set partly in Chicago! I’m certain my children will love it and appreciate all the local connections too. Handing it over to my 8
Oh my God! I've never been a fan of middle grade books but this book changed my perspective ENTIRELY. This book contains drama, comedy, fight scenes, full on nerd scenes. Basically checks all the boxes in my entertainment category. The entire book was from Amira's POV who is a bit of an overthinker and realistically pessimistic (very very relatable) who manages to get sucked in the world with with brother and has to save all the realms from an evil person. Hamza is her younger brother who actual...
Thank you to Little, Brown Young Readers and NetGalley for providing me with the audiobook for review.Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds is a very fun middle grade with a lot of Rick Riordan Present vibes (I'm slightly surprised it isn't). Amira and Hamza are such fun characters. Their sibling dynamic reads very nice. Hamza's MCU references gave me life.The siblings get in a bit of trouble one evening when stargazing. When the moon starts to break and time stops, they come face-to-face wi...
“In the cracks of the moon, in the broken parts, I see Ifrit’s forces, clambering, fangs bared, toward our home. A swarm of ghouls blots out all the light, and Earth falls into darkness.”Science-loving Amira has a lot of thinking to do when she is presented with a seemingly unsolvable, impossible problem. On a night of cosmic importance—a super-moon, blue moon, and blood moon all at the same time—disaster strikes leaving Amira and her little brother Hamza as the only ones left to save the world....