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1) Meet Yasmin!
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Pub. Date
2018.
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.
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English
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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.
6) Hope ablaze
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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"Nida has always been known as Mamou Abdul-Hafeedh's niece--the poet who will fill her uncle's shoes after he was wrongfully incarcerated during the war on terror. But for Nida, her poetry letters are her heart and sharing so much of herself with a world that stereotypes her faith and her hijab is not an option. When Nida is illegally frisked at a Democratic Senatorial candidate's political rally, she writes a scathing poem about the politician, never...
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Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Nadia y Nadir pasan un divertido día de otoño jugando entre las hojas. Después de que las cosas se ponen demasiado difíciles, deciden crear arte natural mientras esperan que Abu y Ammi preparen un acogedor almuerzo con barbacoa.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Cuando un huracán azota Houston, Nadia y Nadir esperan que pase la tormenta en casa con sus padres. Si bien su vecindario no está demasiado dañado, saben que otros no tuvieron tanta suerte. Los hermanos quieren ayudar en todo lo que puedan.
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Series
Sadiq volume 2
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
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Sadiq volume 12
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
There is an empty lot in Sadiq's neighborhood which is in serious need of cleaning up, and Sadiq has come up with an idea of what to do with it afterwards: build a community garden--so Sadiq sets out to get his classmates and friends involved and make the garden a true community success.
12) Sorpresas de Eid
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Los abuelos de Nadia y Nadir los sorprenden con una visita para la festividad de Eid. Trajeron algunos regalos especiales para ellos también. Durante su tiempo como familia, los hermanos aprenden sobre algunos íconos del deporte musulmanes.
"Nadia and Nadir's grandparents surprise them with a visit for the Eid holiday. They brought along some special presents for them too. During their time as a family, the siblings learn about a few Muslim sports...
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Sadiq volume 10
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in, but their teacher reminds them that they also have to have a service pledge, and they are not really sure how video games fit in with the goal of helping others--until a visit to an assisted living home where his mother volunteers gives him an idea.
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Sadiq volume 11
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq's class is visiting the pond on a nature field trip, but the dead fish they find there is disturbing; when he finds that the likely cause is pollution, he and a group of his classmates form the Clean Water Crew to do what they can to help clean up not just their pond, but other bodies of water as well.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
When a new gym teacher introduces her gym class to soccer, Yasmin fears it will be as rough as the professional sport but must try to find courage to play goalie.
"Todos en la clase de gimnasia de Yasmin están emocionados por jugar fútbol, excepto Yasmin. Ella ha visto jugar a los profesionales, ¡y parece aterrador! Cuando Yasmin es elegida como arquera, ¿dará un paso adelante o renunciará?"--
16) 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 bring...
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English
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Arab American Book Award Winners (Children and Teen)
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Noname Book Club's Picks
Novels in Verse: Teen
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Noname Book Club's Picks
Novels in Verse: Teen
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"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
Sadiq volume 1
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq's father is going on a business trip, but before he goes he tells Sadiq a story of the Desert Star, which fits in perfectly with Sadiq's third grade class field trip to the planetarium, and inspires Sadiq to build a simple telescope to study the stars when his father returns.
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