Land of No Regrets adventure birthed anew in a California

birthed anew in a California kitchen—from San Francisco Garlic Noodles to Creamy Tomato Udon

Janet Rose Nguyen

As the child of an American father and an Anishinaabe mother

and tyrannical patriarch Leo is found dead—presumed murdered—and his sons find they’ve drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town

Land of No Regrets adventure birthed anew in a CaliforniaNominated for the Toronto Book Award A heart wrenching story of four students who find hope and kinship amidst the challenges of growing up at a harrowing madrasa in rural Ontario. Nabil, freshly plucked from middle school in Scarborough, is struggling to find his place at Al Haque Islamic Academy. Between the intense religious studies and the new rules, he still longs for his past life of baseball, video games, comic books and girls. When he stumbles