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Shubeik Lubeik



by
Deena Mohamed

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Imprint
Pantheon (Adult)
ISBN
9781524748418
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A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical Cairo where wishes really do come true. Deena Mohamed brings to life a cast of characters whose struggles and triumphs are heartbreaking, inspiring, and deeply resonant.

Shubeik Lubeik—a fairy tale rhyme that means “your wish is my command” in Arabic—is the story of three people who are navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale. Mired in bureaucracy and the familiar prejudices of our world, the wishes are more likely to work as intended the more expensive they are.

Three wishes that are sold at an unassuming kiosk in Cairo link Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, changing their perspectives as well as their lives. Aziza learned early that life can be hard, but when she loses her husband and manages to procure a wish, she finds herself fighting bureau­cracy and inequality for the right to have—and make—that wish. Nour is a privileged college student who secretly struggles with depression and must decide whether or not to use their wish to try to “fix” this depression, and then figure out how to do it. And, finally, Shokry must grapple with his religious convictions as he decides how to help a friend who doesn’t want to use their wish.

Although their stories are fantastical—featuring talking donkeys, dragons, and cars that can magically avoid traffic—each of these people grapples with the very real challenge of trying to make their most deeply held desires come true.

Full-color illustrations.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Disability , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion , Language: Mild Language , Medical: Reproductive/Sexual Reference/Discussion , Violence: Graphic Descriptions , Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

528

Trim Size

10 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Dewey

F

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Apr 2023

Book Genres

Graphic Novels, Magical Realism

Topics

Egypt. Twenty-first century social conditions. Magic. Ethics of using magic. Families. Friendship. Supernatural. LGBTQ.

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Praise & Reviews

The Horn Book

Library Journal

Library Journal

The title of Egyptian writer/illustrator Mohamed's debut graphic novel means "your wish is my command" in Arabic, and the story concerns three people who buy wishes at what looks to be an ordinary kiosk in Cairo. Recently widowed Aziza must battle bureaucracy to claim her wish, privileged Nour must decide whether to use their wish to counter depression, and Shokry tries to help a friend refusing to indulge in wishing. Winner of Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize at the 2017 Cairo Comix Festival.

Praise & Reviews

The Horn Book

Library Journal

Library Journal

The title of Egyptian writer/illustrator Mohamed's debut graphic novel means "your wish is my command" in Arabic, and the story concerns three people who buy wishes at what looks to be an ordinary kiosk in Cairo. Recently widowed Aziza must battle bureaucracy to claim her wish, privileged Nour must decide whether to use their wish to counter depression, and Shokry tries to help a friend refusing to indulge in wishing. Winner of Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize at the 2017 Cairo Comix Festival.

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