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• Daughters of the Lamp

  Lewers, Nedda,

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  Twelve-year-old Sahara prefers logic and science over magic, but when she travels to Cairo for a family wedding, her resistance to magic fades when she discovers that she is next in a line of women tasked with guarding Ali Baba's treasure.

• Insha'Allah, No, Maybe So

  Roumani, Rhonda,

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  Ranya gets frustrated when her mom just says "Insha'allah" whenever Ranya asks for something, but as the two talk, both Ranya and mom realize Insha'allah means so much more.

• Leena Mo, CEO

  Shakir, Deena,

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  Leena Mo, a young Iraqi American girl, dislikes shoveling snow and invents a snow-shoveling robot that becomes so popular she turns the idea into a booming business.

• Lost Words

  An Armenian Story of Survival and Hope

  Boukarim, Leila,

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  Based on the author's family history, a young Armenian boy is forced to leave his home and parents to trek across the desert until he finds refuge in Lebanon--and only years later does he find the words to tell his own children the story.

• A Map for Falasteen

  Odeh, Maysa,

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  At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine. Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Umm Kulthum

  the Star of the East

  Roumani, Rhonda,

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  Umm Kulthum was more than a singer. She helped reclaim the story and voice of an entire region. People took pride in her perfect pronunciation of the Arabic language, which they attributed to her knowledge of the Qur'an. More than a century after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eleven Words for Love

  a Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love

  Abdel-Fattah, Randa,

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  A lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love.

• 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,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Before Eid

  a Muslim Family Story

  Khalil, Aya,

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  Three generations of Egyptian Americans share special memories and a precious recipe in preparation for Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan.

• Salma Makes a Home

  Ramadan, Ahmad Danny,

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  Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Swimming Toward a Dream

  Yusra Mardini's Incredible Journey From Refugee to Olympic Swimmer

  Faruqi, Reem,

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  Growing up in Damascus, the pool was Yusra Mardini's happy place. She learned to swim before she could walk. And with swimming came a dream--to compete in the Olympic games. But when war came to Syria, Yusra's home--and her pool--were no longer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tagging Freedom

  Roumani, Rhonda,

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  Set in the early days of the Syrian Civil War, cousins Kareem and Samira living in Massachusetts navigate the growing conflict in Syria, new friendships, and the use of art to express themselves.

• These Olive Trees

  Ghanameh, Aya,

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  It’s 1967 in Nablus, Palestine. Oraib loves the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives. Each harvest, she and her mama pick the small fruits and she eagerly stomp stomp stomps on them to release their golden oil. Olives have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Arab Arab All Year Long!

  Camper, Cathy,

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  Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. There's so much to do, whether it's learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hope Is An Arrow

  the Story of Lebanese American Poet Kahlil Gibran

  McCarthy, Cory,

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  Before Kahlil Gibran became the world's third-best-selling poet of all time, he was Gibran Khalil Gibran, an immigrant child from Lebanon with a secret hope to bring people together despite their many differences. Kahlil's life highlights the turn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers

  AlHathloul, Lina,

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  Loujain watches her beloved baba attach his feather wings and fly each morning, but her own dreams of flying face a big obstacle: only boys, not girls, are allowed to fly in her country. Yet despite the taunts of her classmates, she is determined to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mama in Congress

  Rashida Tlaib's Journey to Washington

  Tlaib, Rashida, 1976-

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  When Yousif Tlaib asks about his mom's new job in Congress, his older brother, Adam, fills him in--with some help from Rashida Tlaib herself. As he tells his mom's story, Adam reveals information about how elections and our government work, what it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nour's Secret Library

  Tarnowska, Wafa',

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  Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library.

• Remembering Mom's Kubbat Halab

  Sharif, Medeia, 1976-

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  Bushra and her brother miss their mother, including the way she made their favorite dish, kubbat halab, which had no equal--so Bushra, her brother, and their father set out to learn how to make this special treat. Includes information on and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

  Hussain, Salma (Young adult fiction writer),

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  Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn’t what she expects--“We didn’t even get any days off school! Just my luck”--especially when the ground offensive is…Read moreRead more of this annotation