A searing portrait of a Syrian American teen navigating grief, identity, and systemic injustice in contemporary America ... Magical realism, rooted in a maternal ­lineage of gifted women, adds lyrical depth without overwhelming the contemporary narrative. Katouh's prose captures the weight of ­systemic ­oppression and the fierce resilience it takes to survive. A powerful, ­unflinching ­exploration of ­Islamophobia, identity, and grief. An essential purchase for all collections.

School Library Journal

I loved this story. I saw myself so clearly in Jihad. Her grief, her loss, her joy, her love. It felt so familiar, so close to home. It's so beautifully written. Zoulfa paints with words, and I expect nothing less from. Because when you give Zoulfa Katouh a pen, magic happens. This is a story about loss, but at its core it is a gorgeous, magical, and heart wrenching story about the power and strength we find in our grief.

Huda Fahmy, author of Huda F Are You?

A modern classic about what it means to live, to hope, to despair, and to keep living despite everything. With her signature lyrical prose, Zoulfa Katouh paints an achingly beautiful portrait of a young girl in grief and in love. Brace yourself-there will be tears, and they will be worth it.

Ann Liang, author of I Hope This Doesn't Find You

As gorgeous as it is groundbreaking ... This book is devastatingly beautiful

David Arnold, NYT bestselling author of Mosquitoland, on As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Wrenching and lyrical

Samira Ahmed, NYT Bestselling author of Internment, on As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Heartbreaking and poignant

i Newspaper on As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow