All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir Razorbill/Penguin From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir comes a brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary YA novel about family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents. Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in […]

Squire by Nadia Shammas

Squire by Nadia Shammas, illustrated by Sara Alfageeh Quill Tree / HarperCollins This YA fantasy graphic novel follows fourteen year-old Aiza, who trains to become a knight for a war-torn empire while hiding her true background as a girl from conquered lands. Born a second-class citizen, Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It’s […]

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts […]

Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed

Hollow Fires Samira Ahmed Little, Brown / Hachette A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthing hidden truths, and the undeniable power of hope, by New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed. Perfect for fans of Sadie and Dear Martin. Safiya Mirza dreams of becoming a journalist. And one thing she’s learned as editor […]

Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit by Samira Ahmed Samira Ahmed

Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit by Samira Ahmed, illustrated by Andres Genolet Marvel The greatest hero of the new generation returns in an all-new solo adventure! After an explosion of interdimensional proportions at her cousin’s lab, Kamala Khan suddenly has a doppelgänger to deal with! As Ms. Marvel, it’s her duty to help out the […]

Meet Me in Mumbai by Sabina Khan

Meet Me in Mumbai by Sabina Khan Scholastic Seventeen-year-old Mira Fuller-Jensen was adopted by her moms at birth. All she knows about her biological mother is that she was a high-school student from India who returned to India after giving birth. Although Mira loves her moms, she's always felt out of place in her mostly […]

No Escape From the Alhambra by Kirsten Boie, translated by David Henry Wilson

No Escape From the Alhambra by Kirsten Boie, translated by David Henry Wilson Arctis / Simon & Schuster After accidentally coming across a gate in time, a teenage boy is on the run in 1492 during the height of the Spanish Inquisition. He has to figure out how to get back to the present time […]

Don’t Look Back : A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America

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 […]

Road of the Lost by Nafiza Azad

Road of the Lost by Nafiza Azad Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster Perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, this gorgeous young adult fantasy follows a girl who discovers she’s spent her life under an enchantment hiding her true identity on her quest into the magical Otherworld to unlock her powers and discover […]

Love From Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali

Love From Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the “bighearted, wildly charming” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author) Love from A to Z. Adam and Zayneb. Perfectly […]

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman Scholastic From the bestselling creator of HEARTSTOPPER and LOVELESS, a deeply funny and deeply moving exploration of identity, friendship, and fame. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark -- a boy band that's taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom […]

Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad

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, […]