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Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alexander Madison is part lawyer, part pastor, and part con artist. When a Muslim imam is accused of instigating honor killings, Alex must decide whether to take the case that every other lawyer in town is running away from. He doesn't realize until it's too late that defending the imam may cost him the one thing in life he cares about most. Fatal Convictions is the story of a lawyer willing to risk it all and the women who must choose between faith...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 1
Publisher
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
Author
Series
Zara's rules volume 2
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After Zara's bike goes missing, her parents insist on her earning money to pay for it, so she and her friend Naomi turn their red wagon into The Treasure Wagon and try and sell some old knickknacks found in her family's basement.
7) Amina's song
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 2
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.--
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This enlightening biography introduces readers to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. Readers will learn how he grew to become the founder of Islam and an important figure in the history of the world. The interesting facts, captivating images, maps, photos, and supportive text work together to engage readers as they learn about the Bedouins, Makkah, Qur'an, Hijrah, Sunnis, Shi'as, and how Muhammad urged people to follow his idea of monotheism. With text...
Author
Series
Saints and misfits novels volume 1
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf, a Flannery O'Connor-obsessed book nerd and the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin--a holy star in the Muslim community--attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year.
Author
Series
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Zara is less than thrilled to be spending spring break with her brother and grandparents, but she is determined to have fun and show her retired grandfather how to start living his best life.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop artists like Michael Jackson and watching films starring action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these real Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies. Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around Mogadishu...
Author
Publisher
Beaver's Pond Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A young girl considers the women she knows and the various colors of the hijab they wear. Muslim women have many varied jobs and wear their hijab as they work. She wants to be like them. The hijab becomes a crowning touch for her--a representation of faith, identity, and fashion.
15) The night diary
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maya Aziz, seventeen, is caught between her India-born parents world of college and marrying a suitable Muslim boy and her dream world of film school and dating her classmate, Phil, when a terrorist attack changes her life forever.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"A Indian American boy endures a family move from Hawaii to frigid Minnesota and, with the help of three life-changing books he reads in school, he learns to like reading, and ultimately, himself"--
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 4
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sadiq's third grade class has no classroom pet! Not only that, but Sadiq has never had a pet of his own. So Sadiq gathers some classmates to help him solve this problem. What kind of pet would be perfect for their class? A lizard? A bunny? A parakeet? Soon it's up to Sadiq and friends to convince their teacher and classmates that they have found the perfect pet match.
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Najwa Bakri is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend and Scrabble Queen, Trina, a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.
Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her friend Trina Low's death with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Her friends are eager to be the next reigning champion, but all bets are off when Trina's formerly...
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