The Weight of Our Sky is a powerful historical novel about Melati, a music-loving Malaysian teenager with OCD who believes a djinn lives in her mind. When violent race riots erupt in 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Melati becomes separated from her mother and must navigate a city torn apart by fear and violence to find her. With the help of unexpected allies, she battles both the external dangers of the riots and the internal monster of her anxiety, discovering incredible courage she never knew she had.