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Planet Omar volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Omar and his friends team up to raise money to save his family's favorite mosque, and when the money goes missing, they find the most unlikely culprit"--
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English
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Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
3) Grounded
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he'd rather be writing a poem that's good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport-and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he'll miss...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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2022 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
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"It's Nimra Sharif's first time going to public school. Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has her best friend, Jenna, by her side, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder aorund the other kids. Desperate to fit in and save her friendship with Jenna, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 1
Publisher
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"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"--
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school. After her local mosque if vandalized, she is devastated. Her friend Soojin is talking about changing her name. Does Amina need to become more "American"...
7) Amina's song
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 2
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.--
10) Without refuge
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Forced to leave his home in war-torn Syria, thirteen-year-old Ghalib makes an arduous journey with his family to a refugee camp in Turkey. Includes glossary.
11) Epic hero flop
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 4
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Omar takes the blame for a few small things to keep his friends out of trouble, he feels great--until something big happens and everyone thinks Omar did it"--
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 3
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Omar is going on his biggest adventure yet--a trip to Pakistan! But his excitement about the trip is interrupted by some shocking news: his amazing teacher is not coming back to school, and no one will say why. When Omar and his friends start investigating, the hints they overhear and clues they find lead them to an alarming conclusion--it must be aliens! Omar has a huge imagination, but saving his teacher from aliens seems far-fetched even to him....
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family"--
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