You Truly Assumed

Summary

After a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths.

Sabriya has trained hard for summer ballet auditions, so she’s devastated when everything is canceled after a terrorist attack. She takes solace in writing in her private online journal, You Truly Assumed, only to discover it isn’t so private after all—and there are many out there like her, hoping to be heard. Including …

Zakat can’t wait to leave her hometown to pursue her dreams, but her family fears for her safety. With her best friend growing distant, finding a kindred voice online seems like fate. Yet when her own haven is vandalized, Zakat wonders if she’ll ever feel safe again.

Farah doesn’t want to visit her father and his new family. But sometimes a change of place brings a change of heart—for Farah, for the boy she might love, and for the new friends she meets through You Truly Assumed.

When threatening comments and emails try to silence them, the three must decide: shut things down and stay safe … or risk it all and let their voices be heard.