Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Four Eids and a Funeral

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar

Square Fish · Paperback · February 17, 2026

Celebrate Valentine's Day with this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding, from award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Ace of Spades) & Adiba Jaigirdar (Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating)!

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Who it’s for
A tender, complicated romance brings old friendship, family pressures, and community stakes into the same summer.
Genres
YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Muslim YA, Contemporary YA Romance
Published
Square Fish, February 17, 2026

About this book

Celebrate Valentine's Day with this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding, from award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Ace of Spades) & Adiba Jaigirdar (Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating)! South Asia Book Award Honor Book! When Said Hossain's favorite hometown librarian dies, he must return from boarding school for her funeral and for the summer.

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Too bad being home makes it a lot harder to avoid facing his ex–best friend, Tiwa Olatunji, or facing the daunting task of telling his Bangladeshi parents that he would rather be an artist than a doctor. Tiwa doesn’t understand what made Said start ignoring her, but it’s probably that fancy boarding school of his. Though he’s unexpectedly home for the summer, she’s determined to take a page from him and pretend he doesn’t exist. Besides, she has more than enough going on, between grieving her favorite librarian and her broken family while helping her mother throw the upcoming Eid celebration at the Islamic Center—a place that means so much to Tiwa. But when the center accidentally catches fire, the mayor plans to demolish it entirely. Tiwa and Said will need to put their feelings aside if they're going to get the mayor to change his mind. Will all their efforts be enough to save the Islamic Center, save Eid, and maybe even save their relationship?

Feelings, Revisited

A tender, complicated romance brings old friendship, family pressures, and community stakes into the same summer.

Come here for

  • A second-chance romance threaded through grief, family expectations, and Eid preparations
  • The tension between creative ambition and parental hopes

Expect

  • Romantic feelings alongside grief and the work of rebuilding trust
  • A story rooted in Muslim community and Eid celebration

Where it sits

YA Romance - LGBTQ+67%
Muslim YA63%
Contemporary YA Romance26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Muslim YA
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Death & Grief for Teens
Authors
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
February 17, 2026
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Muslim YA