A Tor.com Reviewers' Choice of 2019's Best YA Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2019 for Young Adults
A BuzzFeed Books Pick of Muslim's Choice for Ramadan
A BookPage Best Book of the Year
A #1 Amazon.com bestseller in Teen & YA Religious Fiction
An Entertainment Weekly “Must Read” of the Month
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of New Novels Featuring Alternate Histories
An Amazon Best Book of the Month in YA Novels
A 2019 Locus Recommendation
A Booklist Pick of Best Fiction for Young Adults
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Rebellions are built on hope.
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.
With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a
revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards.
Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
"Internment sets itself apart…terrifying, thrilling, and urgent.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Tells a tale of resilience from those wrongfully imprisoned in their home country, unexpected alliances, and a hopeful resolution. While some actions within the story may seem hard to believe, the message about standing up to injustice is inspiring.” —Variety magazine
"Tackles Islamophobia in a United States that has turned against Muslims—one that proves too close to our own reality in this sobering, necessary read.” —Paste magazine
“This work asks the question many are too afraid to confront: What will happen if xenophobia and racism are allowed to fester and grow unabated? A reminder that even in a world filled with divisions and right-wing ideology, young people will rise up and demand equality for all.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A poignant,
necessary story that paints a very real, very frank picture of hatred and
ignorance, while also giving readers and marginalized individuals hope.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Ahmed keeps the tension mounting as Layla faces increasingly violent consequences for her actions; the teenagers’ relationships are depicted authentically, and their strength and resistance are inspiring.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Ahmed has gifted us Layla, a courageous young revolutionary who fights against all boundaries of hate and ignorance. A must read for activists who continue to push back against the big What-Ifs.” —Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street
“A testament to what girls are capable of when they are overlooked, Internment is a masterwork of dignity and grit.” —E. K. Johnston, author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear
*Taking on Islamophobia and racism in a Trump-like America, Ahmed's magnetic, gripping narrative written in a deeply humane and authentic tone, is attentive to the richness and complexity of the social ills at the heart of the book.—Kirkus, starred review—
*"...a poignant, necessary story that paints a very real, very frank picture of hatred and ignorance, while also giving readers and marginalized individuals hope. —Booklist, starred review
*"An unsettling and important book for our times. —Publishers Weekly, starred review
*"By the end of the first two pages of this title the reader will be breathless with the anticipation and excitement of what's to come. —School Library Connection, starred review
*"...Sensitive and stirring. For all collections. —School Library Journal, starred review
Internment sets itself apart...terrifying, thrilling and urgent. —Entertainment Weekly
A riveting and cautionary tale. Internment urges us to speak up and speak out, to ask questions and demand answers, and when those answers prove unsatisfactory, to resist. —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}span.s1 {font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff}Stacey Lee, award-winning author of Outrun the Moon
Internment is a visceral, essential book, both horrifying and hopeful. Ahmed deserves a spot on every book shelf in America. —p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}Kiersten White, New York Times Bestselling author of And I Darken and The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
A testament to what girls are capable of when they are overlooked, Internment is a masterwork of dignity and grit. —E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Internment is a scathing indictment of our current political times. Ahmed has gifted us Layla, a courageous young revolutionary who fights against all boundaries of hate and ignorance. A must read for activists who continue to push back against the big What-Ifs. —National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street and Pride
A powerful and poignant exploration of a nightmare made real. It's a testament to Ahmed's writing then, that the heart of the story is one of hope. Read INTERNMENT. Raise a fist. —David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Moquitoland and Kids of Appetite
Terrifying, inspiring, heart-pounding, and incredibly timely. With an ultimately hopeful voice, Samira Ahmed shows how one person and small acts of bravery can spark a flame of resistance and inspire others to bring change. —Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD
Internment builds a great case for empathy on all sides and for fighting history repeating itself. —Sami Thomason, Square Books, Oxford, MS
Thank you to Samira Ahmed for giving us Layla, the Strong and Independent Female Character that we are always promised, but never actually get. —Emily Knosher, Read It Again Bookstore, Monticello, NY
A riveting, ferocious read that will keep you up at night, a story about complicity and cowardice, strength, vulnerability, and hope. —Eugenia Vela, BookPeople, Austin, TX
A necessary read for all young people, now more than ever. —Cecilia Cackley, East City Bookshop, Washington DC
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