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• Ten Ways to Hear Snow

  Camper, Cathy,

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  Walking to her grandmother's home to help make warak enab, Lina discovers many ways to hear snow, from the scrape of a shovel on a sidewalk to the quiet pats of snowman-building.

• Homeland

  My Father Dreams of Palestine

  Moushabeck, Hannah,

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  A Palestinian family celebrates the stories of their homeland in this moving autobiographical picture book debut by Hannah Moushabeck. With heartfelt illustrations by Reem Madooh, Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine is a love letter to home, to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Butterflies Fill the Sky

  a Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home

  Marwan, Zahra, 1989-

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  An evocative picture book that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait to the United States

• Eleven Words for Love

  a Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love

  Abdel-Fattah, Randa,

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  A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey unfolds, the oldest child reflects on the special contents of that suitcase: photo albums that evoke eleven of many names for love…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book That Almost Rhymed

  Abed, Omar,

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  A boy begrudgingly composes a sometimes-rhyming adventure with his precocious little sister.

• Salma Writes a Book

  Ramadan, Ahmad Danny,

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  Salma is going to be a big sister! She's determined to be the best sister ever, so she sets out to write the ultimate guidebook to siblinghood. But the more Salma learns about siblings, the more confused she gets, especially since her mama is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Banana Dream

  Namir, Hasan, 1987-

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  Eleven-year-old Iraqi, Mooz, yearns to taste the bananas that have been made unavailable by warfare.

• Sitti's Bird

  a Gaza Story

  Mattar, Malak,

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  Malak is a little girl who lives in Gaza with her parents. She goes to school, plays in the ocean, and visits Sitti's house on Fridays. One day while she is in school, bombings begin. She spends the next 50 days at home with her parents worrying and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• These Olive Trees

  Ghanameh, Aya,

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  This poignant story set in 1967 Palestine celebrates a young girl's love for the olive trees that connect her family to their land. As war forces Oraib's family to flee their refugee camp, she vows to keep alive the legacy of her beloved olive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shape of Thunder

  Warga, Jasmine,

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  Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other, they exist in separate worlds of grief. Cora is still grappling with the death of her beloved sister in a school shooting, and Quinn is carrying the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amina's Voice

  Khan, Hena,

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  Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sadiq and the Desert Star

  Nuurali, Siman,

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  Sadiq's father is going on a business trip, but before he goes, he tells Sadiq a story of the Desert Star, and inspires Sadiq to build a simple telescope to study the stars when his father returns.

• The Proudest Blue

  a Story of Hijab and Family

  Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

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  Asiya's hijab is like the ocean and the sky, no line between them, saying hello with a loud wave. It's Faizah's first day of school, and her older sister Asiya's first day of hijab—made of a beautiful blue fabric. But not everyone sees hijab as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once Upon An Eid

  Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices.

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  Featuring contributions by established genre authors such as Hena Khan, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Ashley Franklin, this collection of short stories celebrates Muslim culture and the joyful holiday traditions of Eid.

• In My Mosque

  Yuksel, M. O.,

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  No matter who you are or where you're from, everyone is welcome here. From grandmothers reading lines of the Quran and the imam telling stories of living as one, to meeting new friends and learning to help others, mosques are centers for friendship,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barakah Beats

  Siddiqui, Maleeha,

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  Leaving Islamic school to attend "real school," 12-year-old Nimra Sharif joins the school's popular eighth grade boy band, Baraka Beats, in an attempt to fit in—even though she was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, forcing her to make a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amira's Picture Day

  Faruqi, Reem,

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  Amira is excited because tomorrow is Eid—special clothes, treats, gifts, and a morning party await at her mosque; but she soon realizes that she is going to miss class picture day at school, something she was also looking forward to—so Amira has to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Halal Hot Dogs

  Aziz, Susannah,

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  Every Friday Musa's family takes turns picking out a Jummah treat which they use to try all different foods, but when it is Musa's turn he sticks to his favorite halal hot dogs to share.

• A Kid's Guide to Arab American History

  More Than 50 Activities

  Dennis, Yvonne Wakim

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  Presents step-by-step instructions for crafts based on Arab American customs along with a brief history of why the craft is important to Arab American culture.

• The Arabic Quilt

  An Immigrant Story

  Khalil, Aya,

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  The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.