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Salaam, with love
by Sara Sharaf Beg
Dua struggles to find her place in her conservative family's household, but as she spends the month of Ramadan with her cousin in Queens, Dua finds herself learning more about her faith, relationships, and place in the world
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This book won't burn
by Samira Ahmed
"After her dad abruptly abandons her family, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school and plans to keep her head down until she discovers hundreds of books being removed from the library and speaks up to effect change. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Does my head look big in this?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Year eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.
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Misfit in love
by S. K. Ali
Looking to reconnect with her mother and pursue a relationship of her own the summer before college, misfit Janna finds her efforts complicated by her brother's wedding plans, her mother's new love interest and two very different young men. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The search for us : a novel
by Susan Azim Boyer
"When a DNA test matches strangers Samira Murphy and Henry Owen to each other, they combine efforts to search for their father and unravel the difficult truth of their shared past, forming a connection that only siblings can have. Simultaneous eBook."
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The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
Hoping to hide her authentic self from her conservative Muslim parents until she can depart for college, 17-year-old Rukhsana is caught kissing her girlfriend and whisked away to Bangladesh, where she fights an arranged marriage by consulting the wisdom she finds in her grandmother's diary.
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The night diary
by Veera Hiranandani
The 12-year-old daughter of a refugee family forced to flee their home in the aftermath of the 1947 separation of Pakistan and India embarks on a treacherous journey that she records in a series of letters written to her late mother. By the award-winning author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl. Simultaneous eBook.
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All-American Muslim girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney
A nonpracticing Muslim-American teen, the daughter of a famous conservative shock jock, witnesses acts of Islamophobia in her small town that prompts her courageous study and embrace of her faith. By the author of Romancing the Throne. Simultaneous eBook.
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Where sleeping girls lie
by Faridah áAbâikâe-âIyâimâidâe
Starting her junior year of high school at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy, Sade Hussein decides to investigate when her roommate Elizabeth goes missing and is plunged into a world of dark secrets?—?ones that rival even her own. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rana Joon and the one & only now
by Shideh Etaat
Set in 1996 southern California, high school senior Rana Joon wants to honor her deceased best friend by entering a rap contest and living authentically as a lesbian, but feels conflicted by her Iranian family's expectations
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Darius the Great is not okay
by Adib Khorram
A Persian-American youth who prefers pop culture to the traditions of his mixed family struggles with clinical depression and the misunderstandings of older relatives while bonding with a boy who helps him embrace his Iranian heritage. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Zara Hossain is here
by Sabina Khan
Enduring racism when her Pakistani family moves to Texas, 17-year-old Zara resolves to keep her head low while her family awaits green-card approval, before a bullying classmate vandalizes her home, leading to a crime that puts Zara's entire future at risk. Simultaneous eBook.
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A place at the table
by Saadia Faruqi
A Pakistani-American student attending a new school and the daughter of a British mother struggling through depression forge an unexpected friendship while taking a South Asian cooking class. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Everything sad is untrue : (a true story)
by Daniel Nayeri
"At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. But Khosrou's stories are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them, back to the refugee camps of Italy, and further back to Isfahan."
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Ayesha at last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
A modern Muslim adaptation of Pride and Prejudice finds a reluctant teacher who would avoid an arranged marriage setting aside her literary ambitions before falling in love with her perpetually single cousin's infuriatingly conservative fiancé. Original.
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Fatima Tate takes the cake
by Khadijah VanBrakle
Aspiring baker seventeen-year-old Fatima navigates the challenges of parental and communal expectations in her strict Muslim community while staying true to her dreams
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Amina's voice
by Hena Khan
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school in the wake of a community tragedy. By the award-winning author of Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.
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An impossible thing to say
by Arya Shahi
In the aftermath of 9/11, high school sophomore Omid grapples with finding the right words to connect with his grandfather, embrace his Iranian heritage, and express his feelings towards a girl, until he immerses himself in the rhymes and rhythms of rap music and finds his voice
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Drawing Deena
by Hena Khan
When young Pakistani American artist Deena promotes her mom's home-based business, which takes off and makes her anxiety unmanageable, she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful. Simultaneous eBook.
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Yusuf Azeem is not a hero
by Saadia Faruqi
With the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks putting his family on edge, Yusuf Azeem, who wants to participate in the regional robotics competition, must stand up to the bullies with understanding, justice and love. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Love from Mecca to Medina
by S. K. Ali
"Spending Thanksgiving week in Saudi Arabia on the Umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, Adam and Zayneb find one wedge after another driving them apart as they make their way through rites in the holy city. Simultaneous eBook."
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Wild poppies
by Haya Saleh
Trying to be the man of his Syrian refugee family after his father dies, bookish Oscar must rescue his brother Sufyan when he gets in too deep with an intense group of fighters and find courage in ways he had never dared to before. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Forty words for love
by Aisha Saeed
In the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town of Moonlight Bay, Yasmine, a child of the town, and Rafay, an immigrant, find their friendship growing into something more, prompting the forest elders to warn the two that falling love will lead to devastating consequences. Simultaneous eBook.
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Saving sunshine
by Saadia Faruqi
During a family trip to Florida, twins Zara and Zeeshan set aside their quarrels and work together to help an ailing turtle on the beach
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