Rapunzel: An Islamic Tale by Fawzia Gilani Illustrated by Sarah Nesti Willard Kube Publishing When a woodcutter and his wife's baby daughter is taken away by a hard-hearted old women in payment for a few rapunzel leaves, they are heartbroken. Although the old woman is not cruel to the little girl, she does not want […]
This is Ms. Marvel by Marvel Press (World of Reading series) Disney Books/Marvel Press Book Group The This is line of World of Reading early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers books they will want to read by featuring the origin stories of characters they love. Kamala Khan is just your average teenager living in Jersey […]
World in Between: Based on a True Refugee Story by Kenan Trebincevic and Susan Shapiro Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion Books Co-written by a New York Times best-selling author, this moving story of a Muslim boy’s exile from war-torn Bosnia to the United States offers a riveting refugee saga. Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his […]
Nadiya Bakes: Over 100 Must-Try Recipes for Breads, Cakes, Biscuits, Pies, and More by Nadiya Hussain Penguin Random House/Clarkson Potter The host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and winner of The Great British Baking Show returns to her true love, baking, with more than 100 delicious, Americanized recipes for sweet treats.When Nadiya Hussain, the UK’s “national treasure,” began […]
Eid al-Adha by Mariam Mohamed Capstone/Pebble Books Eid al-Adha is about celebrating! It is a Muslim festival remembering the sacrifice made long ago by Ibrahim for his son. People mark the festival with prayer, visiting family, and gifts. Some people sacrifice an animal and share the meat with their community. Readers will discover how a […]
Sadiq and the Big Election by Siman Nuurali (Sadiq Series) Illustrated by Christos Skaltsas Capstone/Picture Window Books Ms. Battersby has announced that Sadiq’s third-grade class will be having elections for student government! Everyone is buzzing with excitement, but Sadiq isn’t sure about any of it. Should he run for one of the positions? He does […]
Sadiq and the Gamers by Siman Nuurali (Sadiq Series) Illustrated by Christos Skaltsas Capstone/Picture Window Books Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school. They have fun playing together and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in. But when their club needs a service project, the club members […]
The Mismatch by Sara Jafari Penguin Random House/Dell Now that Soraya Nazari has graduated from university, she thinks it’s time she get some of the life experience that she feels she’s still lacking, partly due to her upbringing—and Magnus Evans seems like the perfect way to get it. Whereas she’s the somewhat timid, artistic daughter […]
Accused My Story of Injustice by Adama Bah Edited by Dave Eggers, Zainab Nasrati, Zoë Ruiz Norton Young Readers Launching a propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman shares her harrowing experience of being wrongly accused of terrorism. Adama Bah grew up in East Harlem after immigrating from Conakry, Guinea, and was deeply connected […]
Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry From William C. Morris Finalist Nafiza Azad comes a thrilling, feminist fantasy about a group of teenage girls endowed with special powers who must band together to save the life of the boy whose magic saved them all. We are the Wild Ones, and we […]
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers : The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A graphic novel chronicling the immediate aftermath and rippling effects of one of the most impactful days in modern history: September 11, 2001. From the Sibert Honor– and […]
I Can Help by Reem Faruqi Illustrated by Mikela Provost Eerdmans Books for Young Readers When Ms. Underwood asks if anyone wants to help Kyle, Zahra always volunteers. She loves spending time with Kyle—he’s creative and generous, and he makes the funniest jokes at lunch. But when Zahra’s other classmates start teasing her for helping […]