You can start an argument in America talking about Muslims living here. But facts are facts: some Americans are Muslim, plain and simple.

And anyone growing up Muslim in America has some tricky balancing acts to maneuver.

Sociologist John O'Brien explains in his book Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys. Through the book, we get to meet young people facing competing cultural demands. The author joins us with highlights.