Sadiq and the Community Garden by Siman Nuurali, illustrated by Christos Skaltsas Picture Window Books / Capstone On the way to the library, Sadiq and his family pass an empty lot in their neighborhood. It looks like it could use some attention. Sadiq and his brothers and sisters come up with ideas for what the […]
Sadiq and the Clean Water Crew by Siman Nuurali, illustrated by Christos Skaltsas Picture Window Books / Capstone Ms. Battersby’s class is heading to the pond for a field trip. They hope to see birds, bugs, fish, and turtles! But one thing Sadiq sees makes him worried—dead fish! What happened to them? This question leads […]
Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg Underlined / Penguin Random House Being crammed into a house in Queens with her cousins is not how Dua envisions her trip to […]
The Donkey's Gone! by Omid Arabian Illustrated by Shilla Shakoori Triangle Square / Penguin Random House A Rumi story turned into a fun, illustrated allegory for kids.The 13th century Sufi […]
Courage: My Story of Persecution by Freshta Tori Jan Dave Eggers (Editor), Zainab Nasrati (Editor), Zoe Ruiz (Editor), Amanda Uhle (Editor) Norton Young Readers / W.W. Norton Continuing this propulsive […]
Compass, Volume 1: The Cauldron of Eternal Life by Robert MacKenzie and Dave Walker, illustrated by Justin Greenwood Image Comics Shahidah El-Amin is many things: scholar, cartographer, astronomer, mathematician, scientist, […]
Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali W.W. Norton “Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!” […]
Wishing Upon the Same Stars by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman Harper/HarperCollins This is a poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut about Yasmeen Khoury, an Arab American girl who befriends the Jewish-Israeli girl […]
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi Harper / HarperCollins Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic […]
Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin Random House “Irresistibly appealing and genuinely inspiring—a story that helps us to see the world more clearly, and to see ourselves as powerful enough to change it.” —Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award Winner When You Reach Me In this compelling companion to New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, […]
Me and White Supremacy: Young Readers' Edition by Layla F. Saad Sourcebooks Explore / Sourcebooks Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. From the author of the New York […]
I am Malala Yousafzai by Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos Dial / Penguin Random House The youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, Pakistani women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai, is the […]