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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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Set in post-war London, this novel of the racial, political, and social upheaval of the last half-century follows two families--the Joneses and the Iqbals, both outsiders from within the former British empire--as they make their way in modern England
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Raised in India, Seema is the beloved daughter of a commanding, erudite, Romantic-poetry-loving doctor father who cut her off when she came out to him as a lesbian. Now living alone in San Francisco, estranged from her African American ex-husband, Seema is one week away from delivering a baby boy, Ishraaq. Ishraaq's arrival has brought to Seema's side, for the first time in 15 years, her terminally ill mother, Nafeesa, and her devoutly religious,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an earthquake hits Pakistan Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim and his family must depend on their American neighbors for survival. Sinan doesn't like this because his daughter and the American teacher's son are having a secret relationship and she is trying to escape Kurdish tradition.
4) Ramadan moon
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A description of the celebration of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan with its concluding celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr from the perspective of children and their family.
5) Meet Yasmin!
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Series
Language
English
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In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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AANHPI Heritage Month - Adult Fiction
Arab American Heritage Month
Read-Alikes for Transcendent Kingdom
Arab American Heritage Month
Read-Alikes for Transcendent Kingdom
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Passionate, disturbing, unputdownable -- Salman Rushdie A deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, Homeland Elegies blends fact and fiction to tell an epic story of longing and dispossession in the world that 9/11 made. Part family drama, part social essay, part picaresque novel, at its heart it is the story of a father, a son, and the country they both call home. Ayad Akhtar forges a new narrative...
Author
Publisher
Make Me A World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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2022 ALA Youth Media Awards
Arab American Heritage Month
National Arab American Heritage Month for Teens
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Arab American Heritage Month
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Description
"Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her suburban town, which makes her feel too much like an outsider to fit in and not enough like an outsider to feel like that she belongs somewhere else. At least she has her childhood friend Haitham, with whom she can let her guard down and be herself. Until she doesn't. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
In the wake of 9/11, Shadi, a child of Muslim immigrants, tries to navigate her crumbling world of death, heartbreak, and bigotry in silence, until finally everything changes.
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Una novela profundamente personal sobre la identidad y la pertenencia en una naciAn que se desmorona por completo, y que combina hechos reales y ficciAn para contar una historia Acpica de pertenencia y desposesiAn en el mundo que se creA tras el 11 de septiembre. En parte drama familiar, en parte sAtira, en parte picaresca, esta es la historia de un padre y un hijo, y el paA-s al que llaman hogar. Desde las ciudades del corazAn de Estados Unidos hasta...
13) I went for Hajj
Author
Publisher
The Islamic Foundation
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Share the excitement of Hajj from the eyes of a little boy as he tells his friends about his pilgrimage to Makkah. Join him as he explores the sights, sounds and experiences of the once-in-a-lifetime journey, from the moment he sits on the plane to having his hair shaved off at the end"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While her parents are out to dinner, a bored Yasmin decides to try on some of her mother's clothes, including her new shalwar kameez, which gets ripped--but with the help of Nana, Nani, and a glue-gun, the garment gets fixed, and Yasmin puts on an impromptu fashion show when her parents get home.
15) The blue wings
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Two brothers bound together by affection and responsibility. Jadran is five years older than Josh and huge enough to be nicknamed Giant. Josh is younger, and smaller; but his sweet and stubborn brother thinks in a way that would be more typical of a small child. They are both dealing with changes to their newly blended, Muslim family. So Josh looks after Jadran and they both adjust. When the brothers find an injured young crane, Jadran wants to...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Moses Feldman and Mohammed Hassan both live on Flatbush Avenue, but when they meet at the grocery store they quickly become best friends, sharing a picnic while their families prepare for the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Yasmin's father explains to her about explorers and maps, Yasmin decides to make a map of her neighborhood and she brings it along on a trip to the farmers' market with her mother--but will the map help her when they are separated?
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