Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Tiffany Rose Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster  A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to […]

My Baba’s House by Dr. Amani Mugasa

My Baba's House by Dr. Amani Mugasa, illustrated by Eman Salem Kube When a child loses a parent, it leaves a large void that is filled with many questions. This […]

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is […]

BeYOUtiful by Shelina Janmohamed

BeYOUtiful: Radiate confidence, celebrate difference and express yourself by Shelina Janmohamed, illustrated by Chanté Timothy Welbeck Publishing Group BeYOUtiful is about feeling extraordinary, radiating confidence, and celebrating diversity in how we […]

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain Tundra Books/ Penguin Random House Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Canada in this novel for fans of Front Desk by Kelly Yang.   Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, […]

The Wonders We Seek by Saadia Faruqi, Saffa Khan

The Wonders We Seek by Saadia Faruqi, Saffa Khan Illustrated by Aneesa Mumtaz Quill Tree/ HarperCollins  In this compendium of remarkable Muslim figures throughout history—with stunning portraits and illustrations by […]

Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed

Hollow Fires Samira Ahmed Little, Brown / Hachette A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths, and the undeniable power of […]