Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year by Nina Hamza

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 […]

Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani

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 […]

The Lady or the Lion by Aamna Qureshi

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 […]

Rapunzel: An Islamic Tale by Fawzia Gilani and illustrated by Sarah Nesti Willard

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 […]

Eid al-Adha by Mariam Mohamed

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 […]

The Mismatch by Sara Jafari

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 […]

Accused: My Story of Injustice (I, Witnesss, 1) by Adama Bah

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 […]