Yasmin the Scientist by Saadia Faruqi Illustrated by Hatem Aly Capstone Everyone seems to have an idea for the science fair except for Yasmin! After some failed experiments, Yasmin’s snack break with Nani inspires an idea. Together they use kitchen science for sweet success! Cover and summary via Capstone
Islamophobia: Deal With it in the Name of Peace by Safia Saleh, illustrated by Hana Shafi Lorimer Books (U.S. Publication Date) Today's kids have lived their whole lives in a world where the topic of religious belief has become a serious social issue. The media and social media are full of stereotypes and misinformation about […]
The Awakening of Malcolm X : A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson Macmillan/Farrar, Straus and Giroux The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson. No one […]
The Dreaming: Waking Hours #6 by G. Willow Wilson Illustrated by Nick Robles and Javier Rodriguez DC Comics As life gets back to something almost like normal for Lindy, sorceress Heather After finds herself plunged into a waking nightmare of her own! The cruel creature known as Puck is stalking her, and no being she […]
The Boy Who Met a Whale by Nizrana Farook Nosy Crow From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. A thrilling adventure set in fictional Sri Lanka, jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale! Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat […]
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda Disney-Hyperion/Rick Riordan Presents Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents CITY OF THE PLAGUE GOD, an adventure based on ancient Mesopotamian mythology written by Sarwat Chadda, author of the Ash Mistry series. Characters from the Epic of Gilgamesh populate this high-stakes contemporary adventure in which all of Manhattan is […]
Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies by DK Penguin Random House/Dorling Kindersley Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black […]
Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani by Megan Reid Illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray As a little girl, Maryam Mirzakhani was spellbound by stories. She loved reading in […]
We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya #2) by Hafsah Faizal Macmillan/Farrar, Straus and Giroux The second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology by the masterful Hafsah Faizal—the follow-up […]
Rebel Girls Lead: 25 Tales of Powerful Women Simon & Schuster/Rebel Girls Rebel Girls Lead: 25 Tales of Powerful Women celebrates the incredible and inspiring stories of 25 women leaders in […]
Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha Erewhon A rare, searing portrayal of the future of climate change in South Asia. A street rat turned revolutionary and the disillusioned […]
The Poetry of Secrets by Gordon Cambria Scholastic As a young woman in 1481, Trujillo, Spain, Isabel should be overjoyed that the alguacil of the city wants to marry her, […]