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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Wearing her burkini to the community pool for the first time, Heba stands out more than she likes, but she shows her friends that she can swim and play the same way they can, even though her swimsuit looks different.
6) Amina's song
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Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.
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Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Omar is going on his biggest adventure yet?a trip to Pakistan! But his excitement about the trip is interrupted by some shocking news: his amazing teacher is not coming back to school, and no one will say why.
8) The promise
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Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy, Jacob, and a Muslim boy, Hassan, are best friends who care for a beautiful garden. When war comes, and it's time for Jacob's family to leave, his friend promises to care for their garden"
12) Amina's voice
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"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school. After her local mosque if vandalized, she is devastated. Her friend Soojin is talking about changing her name. Does Amina need to become more "American"...
Author
Publisher
Beaver's Pond Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A young girl considers the women she knows and the various colors of the hijab they wear. Muslim women have many varied jobs and wear their hijab as they work. She wants to be like them. The hijab becomes a crowning touch for her--a representation of faith, identity, and fashion.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
The unlikely friendship between Syrian American boxer Khadija and Syrian refugee Leene reveals the pressures and expectations of the perfect Syrian daughter and the repercussions of the Syrian Revolution both at home and abroad.
Khadija Shami is a Syrian American high school senior raised on boxing and football. Saddled with a monstrous ego and a fierce mother to test it, she dreams of escaping her sheltered life to travel the world with her best...
19) The night diary
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Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
20) Rabia's Eid
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Rabia tries fasting for the first time on Eid al-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan.
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