{"product_id":"the-ocean-would-paint-me-blue","title":"The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA heart-wrenching story about grief, identity, and finding your way back to colour — from Zoulfa Katouh, author of the global bestseller \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Lemon Trees Grow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI can do this. I am brave. I am Jihad.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJihad always used to be surrounded by a burst of colour, but grief has left her in an eternally grey world. Joining a new school offers no respite, as her hijab and even her name make the other students suspicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly new classmate Jamie seems truly kind, but it's hard for Jihad to trust anyone after what she's experienced. As tension mounts, her only comfort is found in recreating the stories she's inherited from her mama in the pages of her sketchbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan Jihad become as resilient as the real meaning of her name and let the colour back into her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A modern classic.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Liang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoulfa Katouh\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the global bestseller \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Lemon Trees Grow\u003c\/em\u003e, a Goodreads Choice Award finalist and one of the most acclaimed young adult novels of recent years. A Syrian-Canadian writer, she holds a master's degree in drug sciences and writes stories that centre love, hope, and resilience in the face of loss. She is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary YA fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngeline Boulley, Elizabeth Acevedo's \u003cem\u003eThe Poet X\u003c\/em\u003e, Sabaa Tahir's \u003cem\u003eAll My Rage\u003c\/em\u003e, and anyone who loves emotionally powerful young adult fiction about identity, grief, and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury YA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51789494419672,"sku":"9781526648587","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/the-ocean-would-paint-me-blue","provider":"readersparadiseindore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}