I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.

"Huda F Cares" is the perfect follow-up to "Huda F are you." This book has the same charm, wit, and humor as the first book, but instead of following Huda through the school year, the story is about Huda and her family on a summer road-trip to an amusement park. As a non-Muslim reader, I found this book to act as a mirror to my own experience with self-acceptance and familial love in my teen years, while simultaneously acting as a window into the American-Muslim identity. I highly recommend this book for its empathy-building and humorous nature.

Very funny graphic novel of a high school freshmen going on a road trip to Disney with her family of 4 sisters. Fahmy did a good job of identifying the differences between the girls in her drawings. Though the sibling relationships are more contentious on the outset, it was so much fun to see their relationships all grow and change through the trip. The issues and connections were all very relatable, including the protective parents trying to teach their daughters a lesson in a healthy way. Huda's honesty of feeling self-conscious of showing her faith is admirable. I haven't read Fahmy's first book yet though I have now added it to my to-read list. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a funny family read.

This was a perfect book!! As someone with three siblings and Arab parents (as well as someone who regularly goes to Disney), I was laughing the whole way because it’s so accurate. I loved Huda’s (the character) growth this book as she navigated what it means to be Muslim in public spaces. Also died at the random Native Deen lyric (fun fact: I saw them open for Sami Yusuf my first and only concert experience)

I was lucky enough to help Huda with this book by going to Disney to take reference photos for her! And can I say the illustrations came out BEAUTIFUL and I can’t wait to see them in a hard copy

Huda and her three sisters are headed on a road trip to Disney World. As family road trips go, it is filled with bickering and squabbles. They're mother enough expects for this trip to be an opportunity for sisterly bonding. And when things go awry, the sisters come together to make sure their parents don't know.

This is a really good graphic novel about family, Islamophobia, and learning to be proud of who you are even when you stand out and fell different.

There is nothing quite like reading a YA graphic novel where you feel so completely seen, where you laugh out loud and snort at the shared idiosyncrasies, and where you don't worry that the next page will normalize something haram. This book, and the entire series, are such a gift to us all that I'm posting this review now, knowing full well that the book does not release until October, with the hopes that you will all preorder it. This OWN voice authentic rep needs all the support we can offer it to signal to publishers that we want to see books like this published for our kids, ourselves, to share with our Muslim and non Muslim friends and that we want to see similar unapologetic voices in the future. Huda loves Islam, she is Muslim, but that doesn't mean she doesn't feel uneasy at the idea of praying in public, or making wudu at a rest stop. Her sisters sing Native Deen's M-U-S-L-I-M to call her out, she fan girls about We Hunt the Flame, and the entire book reads like time spent with friends who can keep you laughing, comfort you when needed, and who are willing to share their very real relatable world with you as they take on Disney World.

SYNOPSIS:

It is summer and Huda and her family are heading on a road trip to Disney World. One sister hangs back for a Quran intensive, the one sister she likes. Determined to make the best of it she piles in the back seat of the family car with her three other sisters and they hit the road. The 24 hour one way trip is filled with sibling bickering, rest stop stresses, and parental gems. Once they get to the park though, their parents have some surprises for them, and Huda finds herself bonding with her sisters despite herself.

FLAGS:

Fart jokes, bullying, forced physical touch, lying, nothing YA will find disturbing. The title might seem crude to some, I, personally, love the ownership of one's name, but the book is not offensive.

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This book won't work as a book club selection, but I hope it finds its way to every home, middle school and up class and library. Boys and girls will enjoy the content and I've no doubt like the other books in the series preteens and teens will be regularly thumbing through the pages giggling and sharing their favorite parts.

Please preorder if you can, and if you cannot please request your public library to shelve it, check it out, read, suggest, and enjoy!

Definitely one of my favorite books of the year, decade.....ever?

I thought this was a great graphic novel. Really approachable and relatable. I appreciated the perspective on stigma, what friendship looks like, and how family is always the constant.

Adorable and well intentioned this book is an ode to sisterhood, community, and allyship of any kind. I loved the illustration, the humour, the sisterly dynamics and banter, and family message of culture and identity.

Another solid entry by Huda Fahmy. This is a slice-of-life graphic novel and it a follow-up to "Huda F Are You." Huda is one of five sisters and feels like no one in her family understands her. It also touches on navigating society while being a "visible" Muslim family. This time around the family is going on vacation - to Disney World, but will they survive the trip? To save money, the family will be driving from Dearborn, Michigan to Orlando, Florida and spend a day each in a different park - with a different sister. A major problem for Huda, is the only sister she gets along with is not on the trip. Will this make or break Huda? The same humor from the first novel exists and there are quite a few laugh-out-loud situations, and Huda discovers more about her sisters, but also more about how she can make the sister relationships better rather than always playing the victim when her older sister, Dena defends her, and her younger sisters step up in a big way. I would highly recommend to those who liked the first book and I cannot wait until the next installment in the Huda F series/

I loved Huda F Are You? and the sequel does not disappoint. In Huda F Cares, Huda navigates being visibly Muslim in public and trying to get along with her sisters on a family road trip to Disney World. It's funny and feels very grounded in what young teens in this situation might be feeling. And the sibling dynamics feel spot on- bickering but also love. Definitely a graphic novel worth your time, especially if you enjoyed the first one! I received a copy of this book for review via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

Huda does it again with a funny and relatable little tale about being Muslim in the States while also giving us world class puns and jokes! Obviously this was a quick read which I appreciated!

As someone with 3 younger siblings, I definitely related to the "i hate you but i love you" dynamic of having siblings that constantly annoy you and get you in trouble but also at the end of the day will have your back completely. I've been to many road trip family vacations that end up being both the best and worst of times so that was definitely very realistic. There's always that little part of me that's scared to be "too" Muslim in front of everyone, especially when trying to pray in public so I really liked that aspect of the book.

Not gonna lie though this book gave me stress because of the way siblings could do ANYTHING AT ANY GIVEN TIME (too relatable). And of course I especially loved the little We Hunt the Flame shoutouts. LEGENDARY (Altair is mINE THOUGH BACK OFF)!

I would definitely recommend this for a little fun and a bit of teenage Muslim relatability, especially in the United States!