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Amina's voice volume 1
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English
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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"--
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"Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by the elite valuation firm of Underwood Samson. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned...
5) Meet Yasmin!
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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.
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On a rainy day at recess, second grader Ali Tahir teaches his classmates to make and fly paper airplanes, but when they have a contest to see whose plane can fly farthest, Ali is disappointed by the results of his throw. Includes instructions of making paper airplanes.
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[2019]
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Storytime @ Home: Food
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Storytime @ Home: Food
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Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.
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It is 1995, and Anvar Faris is a restless, rebellious, and sharp-tongued boy doing his best to grow up in Karachi, Pakistan. As fundamentalism takes root within the social order and the zealots next door attempt to make Islam great again, his family decides, not quite unanimously, to start life over in California. Ironically, Anvar's deeply devout mother and his model-Muslim brother adjust easily to life in America, while his fun-loving father can't...
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2019.
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
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Shy and unsure of herself, Leila discovers all the things that make her special with the loving help of her Naani.
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Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."
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℗2013.
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English
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When an American academic in Pakistan is kidnapped by anti-American radicals, the CIA thinks popular young Pakistani professor Changez is involved. But as Changez tells his story about his life in the US to an American foreign correspondent, the truth becomes harder to pin down.
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
Storytime @ Home: Summer Olympics
Women's History - Children
Storytime @ Home: Summer Olympics
Women's History - Children
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"A collection of four more stories featuring Yasmin! Whether she's braving the goalie net for the first time on the soccer field, trouble-shooting a plant problem in the garden with her family, tackling a tricky writing assignment, or managing a disagreement with her friends, Yasmin is always thinking outside the box to come up with creative solutions. Yasmin can do it!"--Amazon website.
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
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After carefully planning a visit with Aly and Emma, Yasmin is disappointed to see that they want to play on their own, but a creative compromise may make everyone happy.
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
DeSTEMber - Children
Storytime @ Home: I Can Do It
Women's History - Children
DeSTEMber - Children
Storytime @ Home: I Can Do It
Women's History - Children
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In this fun collection of four new Yasmin stories, Yasmin tackles every challenge she faces with her head and her heart! Whether she's helping to solve a recycling problem at school, trying to avoid a science fair fiasco, searching for a favorite lost book, or gathering her courage to join in the fun, Yasmin is always willing to give it a try!
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage - More Children
DeSTEMber - Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Construction Zone
DeSTEMber - Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Construction Zone
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As their makerspace project the students in Yasmin's second grade class are building a city: there are houses, a school, a church, even a castle, but Yasmin is not sure what to build--until inspiration strikes.
19) Sway with me
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2021.
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English
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"Arsalan Nizami has learned all he knows from his 100-year-old great-grandfather, but when Beenish Siraj asks him to be her partner in a dance she's been forbidden to perform at her sister's wedding, Arsalan's world opens up in more ways than he could have imagined"--
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Marya Khan volume 2
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English
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"When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy."--
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