The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of by Kristin Levine Penguin Random House/G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers A new middle-grade tale from critically acclaimed, award-winning author Kristin Levine about facing your fears, set in Vienna during the Bosnian genocide. Most twelve-year-olds would be excited to fly to Austria to see their dad for the […]
Investigate! Religions: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Faiths by Sophie De Mullenheim Illustrated by Sophie Chaussade Lion Hudson Join two children, Sophie and Thomas on their investigation to learn more about […]
Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year by Nina Hamza HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books The Best at It meets John David Anderson in this Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about a champion underachiever who must start over in a new state with the help of three classic books. Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year—epically bad. His family moved from Hawaii to […]
Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani Macmillan/First Second Grab some coins for the jukebox, and get ready for a colorful, time-traveling musical tale about family and courage. A mysterious jukebox, old vinyl records, and cryptic notes on music history, are Shaheen's only clues to her father's abrupt disappearance. She looks to her cousin, Tannaz, who seems just […]
The Lady or the Lion by Aamna Qureshi Camcat Books Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and The Wrath and the Dawn, this scintillating debut retells “The Lady or the Tiger?” against a Pakistan-inspired world of forbidden love and court intrigues. “He sunk his teeth into her heart and she let him. ” As crown princess of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]