The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other, they exist […]
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Planet Omar: Incredible Rescue Mission
Planet Omar: Incredible Rescue Mission By Zanib Mian Illustrated By Nasaya Mafaridik Penguin Random House/Penguin Young Readers Omar has to solve the mystery of his missing teacher in the third […]
The Colour of God by Ayesha S. Chaudhry
The Colour of God by Ayesha S. Chaudhry Simon & Schuster/Oneworld The Colour of God is the heartfelt story of a South Asian Muslim child raised in Canada, born to […]
Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Outlawed (Magnificent Ms. Marvel #3) by Saladin Ahmed
Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Outlawed (Magnificent Ms. Marvel #3) by Saladin Ahmed Illustrated by Minkyu Jung and Joey Vazquez Marvel There's a new hero in Jersey City! Introducing Fadi […]
Roots and Wings: How Shahzia Sikander Became an Artist by Shahzia Sikander and Amy Novesky
Roots and Wings: How Shahzia Sikander Became an Artist by Shahzia Sikander and Amy Novesky, Illustrated by Hanna Barczyk The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander recounts how growing up as a tomboy in a multicultural home in Pakistan inspired her to become an artist Growing up in a multigenerational, multicultural home […]
Peace Train By Cat Stevens
Peace Train By Cat Stevens Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds HarperCollins Hop aboard the Peace Train in this picture book adaptation of Cat Stevens’s legendary anthem of unity and harmony in […]
Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi
Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi Penguin Random House/G.P. Putnam’s Sons Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming in this heartfelt and outright hilarious debut.Parvin Mohammadi has just been dumped–only days after receiving official girlfriend status. Not only is she heartbroken, she’s humiliated. Enter high school heartthrob Matty Fumero, who […]
Enduring Freedom by Trent Reedy and Jawad Arash
Enduring Freedom by Trent Reedy and Jawad Arash Workman/Algonquin On September 11, 2001, the lives of two boys on opposite sides of the world are changed in an instant. Baheer, a studious Afghan teen, sees his family’s life turned upside down when they lose their livelihood as war rocks the country. A world away, Joe, […]
The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim
The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books To cure her post-senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen decides to follow her mom on a gap year trip to New Delhi, hoping India can lessen her grief and bring her voice back. In the world’s most polluted […]
Better, Not Bitter Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice by Yusef Salaam
Better, Not Bitter Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice by Yusef Salaam Hachette/Grand Central Publishing This inspirational memoir serves as a call to action from prison reform activist Yusef Salaam, of the Exonerated Five, that will inspire us all to turn our stories into tools for change in the pursuit of racial […]
Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed (Vol. 3)
Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed (Vol. 3) Illustrated by Minkyu Jung, Joey Vazquez, Juan Vlasco, Ian Herring Marvel There's a new hero in Jersey City! Introducing Fadi Fadlalah, a.k.a. Amulet! What secrets is this gentle giant hiding? Is he friend or foe? Why is he showing up now, just when Kamala has gotten her life […]
That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar
That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar Simon & Schuster/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Bollywood takes over in this contemporary, magical middle grade novel about an Indian American girl whose world turns upside down when she involuntarily starts bursting into glamorous song-and-dance routines during everyday life. You know how in Bollywood when people […]