Reem Faruqi
1) I can help
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English
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"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--
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English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Back to School - Children
Día Booklist (K-Grade 2) 2023
Ramadan for Kids
Back to School - Children
Día Booklist (K-Grade 2) 2023
Ramadan for Kids
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Amira's excited because tomorrow is Eid with special clothes, treats, gifts, and a morning party at her mosque, but then she realizes that she's going to miss class picture day at school, something she was also looking forward to--so she has to figure out a way to be in two places at once.
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2015.
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English
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Now that she's ten, Lailah's delighted that she can fast during the month of Ramadan like her family and her friends in Abu Dhabi, but finding a way to explain to her teacher and classmates in Atlanta is a challenge until she gets some good advice from the librarian, Mrs. Carman.
4) Golden girl
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[2022]
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English
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"Seventh grader Aafiyah loves playing tennis, reading Weird but True facts, and hanging out with her best friend, Zaina. However, Aafiyah has a bad habit that troubles her--she's drawn to pretty things and can't help but occasionally "borrow" them. But when her father is falsely accused of a crime he hasn't committed and gets taken in by authorities, Aafiyah knows she needs to do something to help. When she brainstorms a way to bring her father back,...
5) Unsettled
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2024
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2024
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2024
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels (ages 3-13) 2024
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Twelve-year-old Adnan dreams of making it to the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, but when tragedy strikes his family, Adnan loses his passion for table tennis and must learn to channel his grief and heal.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"From the author of Lailah's Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about Maryam Faruqi, the founder of the Happy Home Schools, which provided education to thousands of girls across Pakistan at a time when girls weren't encouraged to go to school. Milloo lives in a time when school is considered unnecessary for girls. But to Milloo, education is essential. When Milloo reads, her thoughts dance. Milloo courageously dreams of...