Aisha Saeed
1) Amal unbound
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English
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The Muslim Experience - Chapter Books
OBD Arab American Heritage Month (April) - YOUTH
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
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OBD Arab American Heritage Month (April) - YOUTH
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
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Description
"Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily dashed when--as the eldest daughter--she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens--after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt...
2) Grounded
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English
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Arab American Heritage Month (WPLD)
OBD Arab American Heritage Month (April) - YOUTH
The Power of Friendship!
OBD Arab American Heritage Month (April) - YOUTH
The Power of Friendship!
Description
Told in alternating points of view, at Hurston Airport, four unlikely kids' lives are changed forever when their flight is grounded by weather following a Muslim convention.
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English
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
2023 Monarch Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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2023 Monarch Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Description
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.-- Provided by Publisher.
4) Omar rising
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Arab American Heritage Month (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Seventh-grader Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school in Pakistan.
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English
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"Business has never been better for Nura Khan, a third-generation matchmaker in Atlanta. Her exclusive clientele benefits from her impeccable track record. And while a single thirty-one-year-old matchmaker would normally raise some perfectly threaded eyebrows in the community, Nura's childhood best friend, Azar, is willing to double as her pretend fiancé at her clients' weddings-even though Nura's feelings for him might not be so pretend. But all...
6) Hafsa's way
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English
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Hafsa, a determined Pakistani girl who dreams of becoming a doctor despite her family's disapproval, is begrudgingly allowed to attend an elite summer science camp in Lahore, where she faces isolation, unexpected challenges, and family pressures but refuses to let anything derail her ambitions.
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Wonder Woman adventures volume 2
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English
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"Young Wonder Woman Diana is sent by Artemis to finding missing children and must journey to the Underworld to confront Hades and the undead souls to save the children.
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English
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OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
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"Naila's vacation to visit relatives in Pakistan turns into a nightmare when she discovers her parents want to force her to marry a man she's never met"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Wonder Woman adventures volume 3
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English
Description
"Diana travels to the mortal realm for the first time ever to fight against the evil force stealing the powers of the Olympian gods in the final book of the Wonder Woman Adventures trilogy"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Far from Agrabah
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English
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"On an adventure in a fantastical kingdom, Aladdin and Jasmine get caught up in the magic therein. But soon sinister outside forces come into play, threatening to strand them there forever."--Jacket flap.
15) Malala Yousafzai
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English
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Women's History Month - Kids
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
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"A biography of Malala Yousafzai as part of the She Persisted series"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Yes no maybe so
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English
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Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.
17) You and me, baby
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English
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"A beautiful celebration of mamas and babies getting to know each other." -- Back cover
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English
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One magic carpet ride to a mysterious land, one unforgettable adventure ...
Princess Jasmine has always wanted more out of her life—to travel beyond the palace walls, to get to know her people better ... to one day become sultana and lead Agrabah. Unfortunately, her overprotective father does not agree. And he keeps introducing her to foreign princes, including a strange—if admittedly charming—one named Ali.
Prince
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English
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The Muslim Experience - Chapter Books
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month (kids)
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month (kids)
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Description
"Once upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and holiday...
20) Malala Yousafzai
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Language
Español
Description
"Un niño, un maestro, un libro y un lápiz pueden cambiar el mundo"-- Back cover.








