Don't Look Back : A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan A gripping and timely memoir from a former refugee, perfect for fans of National Book Award finalist When Stars Are Scattered and #1 New York Times Bestseller A Long Walk to Water […]
A Dupatta Is . . . by Marzieh Abbas, illustrated by Anu Chouhan Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan A lyrical and charming picture book celebrating the dupatta, a traditional shawl worn in South Asian cultures. A dupatta is so much more than a beautiful piece of fabric. A dupatta is sound—swooshing and swashing like a superhero cape. […]
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 […]
At the End of the World by Nadia Mikail Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends When the world is ending, what matters most to you? Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn't seen her sister June for two years. She has no idea where she is, but that hasn't stopped her from thinking about her every day and hoping she's okay. But […]
My Big, Fat Desi Wedding by Prerna Pickett, Syed Masood, Tashie Bhuiyan, Aamna Qureshi, Payal Doshi, Sarah Mughal, Noreen Mughees, Anahita Karthik Page Street YA/Macmillan Desi Wedding Must-Haves: Drama. Food. Fashion. More Drama. More food. And, of course, nosy aunties and unclesA family curse that turns spoken prophecy into truth. A world where your soulmate’s […]
No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub Bloomsbury YA/ Macmillan A teen finds himself in a race through and against time in this thought-provoking speculative romp inspired by A Christmas Carol. It’s been a year since Hazeem’s father passed away and Hazeem got his special ability: He can grant any living thing extra time. Since then, […]
This is How You Fall in Love by Anika Hussain Bloomsbury YA/Macmillan Best friends Zara and Adnan must navigate the twists and turns of fake dating, family dynamics and cultural stereotypes in this swoon-worthy YA Desi rom-com. Zara loves love in all forms: rom-coms and romance novels and grand sweeping gestures. She's desperate to have […]
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)/Macmillan From Hafsah Faizal, New York Times bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, comes the first book in a hotly anticipated fantasy duology about an orphan girl and her crew who get tangled in a heist with vampires, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows.On […]
Hope Ablaze: A Novel by Sarah Mughal Rana Wednesday Books/Macmillan All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut that combines powerful prose and verse to explore a Muslim teen finding her voice in a post-9/11 America.Nida has always been known as Mamou Abdul-Hafeedh’s niece - the poet that will fill her uncle’s shoes after he […]
Three Summers:A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide. Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer […]
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding by award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar! These days, Said Hossain spends most of his time away at […]
Henna Is... by Marzieh Abbas; illustrated by Anu Chouhan Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan A picture book that serves young readers as a lyrical love letter to henna, written by Middle East Book Award winner Marzieh Abbas and brilliantly illustrated by Anu Chouhan. Henna is so much more than a form of temporary body art. Henna is […]