Salma Speaks Up

Salma embraces her voice and speaks up for herself and her friends in book 4 of the award-winning Salma series.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Silver Birch Express Award nominee

Salmas best friend Riya has had a secret: she dreams of becoming a poet! So when their schools Speech Club announces an assembly where the winner will get a spot in a city-wide writing workshop, Riya convinces Salma to join the club with her. But Nathan, another member of the club, keeps criticizing the girls for not speaking English correctly.

Salma grows increasingly frustrated: why does Nathan get to decide which accents are good or bad? Also, Salma is worried about her beloved Khalou Dawood, who keeps canceling their dinner plans, although he claims hes not sick. Through research and discussions with her family, Salma discovers what might be impacting Khalou and also gains the courage and confi