Book one in the STRIKER series. A topical tale of two Muslin schoolgirls in search of belonging and their attempt to come to terms with religious and social identity. Set against a backdrop of seething Islamaphobia.

With her dad a Pakistani and her mother white Christian, Karen thinks she's not proper white and doesn't quite fit in... anywhere. So she's made a choice: she's switching sides. She's going to convert to Islam to try to find her true identity. But Shamshad, her Hijab wearing school mate, isn't making things easy for her. Is Shamshad really any more proper than her? Trouble and turmoil await, as school battles are replaced by family troubles, name- calling turns into physical fights and secrets are unveiled.