Title: Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
Series: Zara's Rules #1
Release Date: 04/19/2022
Published by: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Genre: Middle Grade
Pages: 144
ISBN13: 9781534497580

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Praise for Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun

A charming contemporary story with a classic feel. Kirkus Reviews
Short chapters and appealing illustrations will keep emerging readers absorbed (and certain to brainstorm record-breaking activities of their own). A strong start to a series that readers will happily follow into the future. Booklist

Awards and Lists

NCTE Charlotte Huck Outstanding Fiction Honor Title

Junior Library Guild Selection

From the beloved author of Amina’s Voice comes an all-new middle grade series starring a young Muslim girl determined to break a Guinness World Record and prove she’s still the master of fun among the neighborhood kids.

Zara Saleem is the queen of the neighborhood.

Zara’s in charge of it all: she organizes the games, picks the teams, and always makes sure everybody is having a good time…her way.

Until a new family moves in across the street and suddenly Zara’s reign is threatened by Naomi, who seems to have lots of good ideas about how the neighborhood kids can have fun. To reclaim her crown, Zara decides she’s going to break a Guinness World Record to get everyone to notice her again.

But as her friends abandon her for Naomi’s better ideas, Zara starts to wonder whether being a good friend might be more important than getting everybody to follow her rules.

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A Reading Group Guide to Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun

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Q&A With Hena Khan, Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun, We Need Diverse Books, April 18, 2022

Zara’s Rules: An Interview with Hena Khan, School Library Journal, Feb 23, 2022

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