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    Four Eids and a Funeral
    Four Eids and a Funeral
    Four Eids and a Funeral
    Audiobook8 hours

    Four Eids and a Funeral

    Written by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar

    Narrated by Farah Kidwai, Sandra Okuboyejo and Shahjehan Khan

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    About this audiobook

    Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding by award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar!

    The town of New Crosshaven has it all—even its own infamous love story.

    These days, Said Hossain spends most of his time away at boarding school. But when his favorite hometown librarian, Ms. Barnes, dies, he must return to New Crosshaven for her funeral and for the summer. Too bad being home makes it a lot harder to avoid facing his ex–best friend, Tiwa Olatunji, or facing the daunting task of telling his Bangladeshi parents that he would rather be an artist than a doctor.

    Tiwa doesn’t understand what made Said start ignoring her, but it’s probably that fancy boarding school of his. Though he’s unexpectedly staying at home through the summer, she’s determined to take a page from him and pretend he doesn’t exist. Besides, she has more than enough going on anyway, between grieving her broken family and helping her mother throw the upcoming Eid celebration at the Islamic Center—a place that means so much to Tiwa.

    But when the Islamic Center accidentally catches fire, it turns out the mayor plans to demolish the center entirely. Things are still tense between the ex-friends, but Tiwa needs Said’s help if there’s any hope of changing the mayor’s mind, and on top of everything, Said needs a project to submit to art school (unbeknownst to anyone).

    Will all their efforts be enough to save the Islamic Center, save Eid, and maybe even save their relationship?

    A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

    Editor's Note

    Stay true to yourself…

    The importance of faith, community, and staying true to one’s self are on full display in this YA story by Àbíké-Íyímídé (“Ace of Spades”) and Jaigirdar (“The Henna Wars”). Once best friends, Tiwa and Said stopped speaking to one another after Said left for boarding school. Now he’s home for the summer, and when the mayor announces plans to tear down the local Islamic Center, Tiwa and Said must put aside their differences to save it — perhaps rekindling their bond along the way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateJun 4, 2024
    ISBN9781250343390
    Four Eids and a Funeral
    Author

    Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

    Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times, International bestselling, & Award-winning author of Ace of Spades. She is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs, and a graduate from a university in the Scottish Highlands where she received a BA in English Literature. She also has an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. When she isn’t spinning dark tales, Faridah can be found examining the deeper meanings in Disney channel original movies

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      Said and Tiwa were the best of friends until Said went to a boarding school. They are reunited when their favorite librarian leaves them her cat after she passes. And since bad news never come alone, the Islamic center burns down just before Eid... and the mayor doesn't intend to rebuilt it. Tiwa and Said are forced to work together to save the center!
      A very cute book full of feelings, jokes and delicious dishes.