Mama Wears a Hijab by Fifi Abu Baker & Taylor/Paw Prints In this deeply felt and vivid celebration of the muslim headcovering and the modern muslim woman, Arab American author-illustrator, Fifi Abu, creates a love letter from child to mother. Cover image and summary via Edelweiss
Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Shazleen Khan Macmillan/First Second Relatable, funny, and heart-wrenchingly honest, Saving Sunshine is the poignant story of Muslim American siblings learning how to build each other up in a world that is too often unkind. It's already hard enough just being a kid, without being teased for having a funny sounding […]
Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, Judith Henderson, Katherine Ahmed A Muslim American basketball star is forced to make a difficult choice in this true story about breaking barriers. Bilqis was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she's the star of her […]
When A Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi Lee & Low/Tu Books In this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope. After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her […]