Review: No True Believers

No True Believers
by Rabiah York Lumbard

Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers
Publication Date: February 11th, 2020

Salma Bakkioui is a Muslim girl living in a predominantly white community. A terrorist bombing in Washington, D.C. and rising Islamophobia turns Salma’s life upside down when she is framed for a crime she never committed. Rabiah York Lumbard’s No True Believers is captivating from the very first page. The story is full of plot twists and fast-paced adventure. It’s the type of book that will have you promising yourself “just one more chapter” (even though you know you’ll be reading late into the night). Lumbard also manages to tackle weighty issues like bigotry and Islamophobia. No True Believers is riveting and powerful.