S. K Ali
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English
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ALSC Notable Children's Books 2021 (Gr. 3-5)
Arab American Heritage Month - Tweens
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Ramadan for Kids
Arab American Heritage Month - Tweens
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Ramadan for Kids
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"Day of Joy is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday parties...
Author
Series
Love from volume 1
Language
English
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Arab American Heritage Month - Young Adults
Disability Pride Month - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2021 (Gr. 9+)
Disability Pride Month - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2021 (Gr. 9+)
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A Marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes - because they make french fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An Oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb's teacher, who won't stop reminding the class how "bad" Muslims are. But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn't bad. She's angry. When she gets suspended for confronting...
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Series
Saints and misfits novels volume 2
Language
English
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"Janna Yusuf and her friends are planning for her brother's nikah. But what started as a simple marriage ceremony is turning into the biggest event of the summer-and a chance for Janna to finally reveal her crush...or so she thinks"--
Author
Series
Saints and misfits novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Arab American Heritage Month - Young Adults
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Description
Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.
Author
Series
Love from volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Adam and Zayneb embark on the Umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, in Saudi Arabia, but as one wedge after another drives them apart while they make their way through rites in the holy city, Adam and Zayneb start to wonder if their meeting was just an oddity after all.
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