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 next door. Perfect for fans of Front Desk and American as Paneer Pie. When twelve-year-old Yasmeen Khoury moves with her family to San Antonio, all she wants to […]
Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow Books This celebratory book collects in one volume beloved and acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s most popular and accessible poems from the past forty years. Also features new, never-before-published poems, an introduction by bestselling poet and author Edward Hirsch as well as a […]
Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad Interlink Publishing Group Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming at her school near Boston. Some of her classmates treat her as if it’s all her fault—just for being Palestinian. In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school, […]
We're in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster An inspiring and empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders, the memoir by Women’s March co-organizer and activist Linda Sarsour. You can count on me, your […]