Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan Scholastic Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying not to […]
Amira's Picture Day by Reem Faruqi Illustrated by Fahmida Azim Holiday House Ramadan has come to an end, and Amira can't wait to stay home from school to celebrate Eid. There's just one hiccup: it's also school picture day. How can Amira be in two places at once? Just the thought of Eid makes Amira […]
Hannah and the Ramadan Gift by Qasim Rashid Ilustrated by Aaliya Jaleel Penguin Random House/Viking The debut picture book by author and human rights activist Qasim Rashid that celebrates good […]
The Sinister Substitute (Marvel Avengers Assembly, #2) by Preeti Chhibber Illustrated by James Lancett Scholastic Kamala, Doreen, and Miles are back at Avengers Assembly for a new semester! When Captain […]
My First Book About Ramadan by Sara Khan Illustrated by Ali Lodge Kube Publishing /The Islamic Foundation Inside this board book toddlers and young children will find out about the […]
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin Penguin Random House/Berkley For fans of “You’ve Got Mail,” a young woman juggles pursuing her dream job in radio while helping her family […]
When Mom's Away by Layla Ahmad Illustrated by Farida Zaman Second Story Press The Covid-19 pandemic, which seems to be taking some time to go away, has meant big changes […]
Alma's Art by Roda Ahmed Illustrated by Anita Cheung Hightree Publishing Meet Alma, she loves to paint. With each new bucket of paint she finds, brushstrokes by brushstrokes, page by […]
The Power of Style by Christian Allaire Annick Press Style is not just the clothes on our backs—it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire […]
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan Cover art: Samya Arif Harlequin/Inkyard In this sparkling and romantic YA debut, a reserved Bangladeshi teenager has twenty-eight days to make the biggest decision of her life after agreeing to fake date her school’s resident bad boy. How do you make one month last a lifetime? Karina Ahmed […]
Halal Hot Dogs By Susannah Aziz Illustrated by Parwinder Singh Simon & Schuster/Little Bee Books Musa has the perfect idea for his special Jummah treat, but things don't go according […]
The Secret of the Himalayas by Adam Gidwitz and Hena Khan, illustrated by Hatem Aly Penguin Random House/Dutton Books for Young Readers Critically acclaimed author Hena Khan joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest adventure in the NYT bestselling Unicorn Rescue Society series, taking readers to the Himalayan mountains in Northern Pakistan. […]