The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue by Zoulfa Katouh

Category:Fantasy / Fiction / Romance

Rating:4.2/5

Pages:368

About the Book:

Written by bestselling author Zoulfa Katouh, The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue is a poignant story of grief, identity, friendship, and finding hope through art. It follows seventeen-year-old Jihad Dabbagh, a Syrian American Muslim girl whose world turns gray after the sudden death of her mother.

Sent to the prestigious Braxton Academy for her senior year, Jihad struggles with loneliness and Islamophobia as her name and hijab make her a target. She finds comfort in an old sketchbook from her mother's hometown in Syria and begins painting memories of her mother's life.

When the paintings from her sketchbook mysteriously begin appearing as colorful murals across New York, Jihad's art captures the attention of the public. As her story spreads, she must face the consequences while finding the courage to reclaim her voice and imagine a new future for herself.