Internment Audiobook

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• "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

• “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