By Asli Jensen (author)
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A universal story that will resonate far and wide, Love on Sight captures the heat and hope of one summer, and the magic of falling in love for the first time ...
Sabrina has her life planned out - she's going to pass her A levels and go to university. But then she meets Jalaal, a boy trapped on the wrong path, desperate for a way out.
An English Jamaican girl and a Somali Muslim boy being together isn't straightforward, with cultural expectations, disapproving family and religious differences to overcome.
But is that the struggle you face when you fall in love on sight?
Asli Jensen is a writer, born and raised in West London. She is proud of her cultural heritage, being of Somali and Danish descent. Her writing is an amalgamation of untold stories and unheard voices, including her own. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University and previously had her work published in Stylist Magazine.
Her debut novel Love on Sight won the Branford Boase Award in 2026.
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Asli Jensen, winner of the 2026 Branford Boase Award on her novel Love on Sight.
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A universal story that will resonate far and wide, Love on Sight captures the heat and hope of one summer, and the magic of falling in love for the first time ... Sabrina has her life planned out - she's going to pass her A levels and go to university.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Love on Sight and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Love on Sight features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Love on Sight was written by Asli Jensen and published by Chicken House an imprint of Scholastic
Love on Sight has 312 pages
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