Samira (Fiction writer) Ahmed

A genie informs twelve-year-old Amira and her younger brother Hamza that they are the chosen ones who must defeat a monstrous demon of Islamic folklore to save the Earth and a parallel dimension.

"From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience. This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all,...

"Kamala's powers are on the fritz after an explosion of interdimensional proportions at her cousin's lab, and on top of that, she has a doppelganger to deal with, but something doesn't feel quite right about this newcomer"--Provided by publisher.

"Ms. Marvel has been teaching her doppelganger Qarin the superhero ropes, but Kamala learns that the newcomer isn't as helpless as she seems"-- Provided by publisher.

"Ms. Marvel has to find the mysterious thief who's been raiding scientific labs across the country before he strikes again, but first, she needs to team-up with her friends to stop Qarin from taking over Kamala's life in revenge for the destruction of her homeworld"--Amazon.com.

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