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Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 16 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Total Price: $330.56 * Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price American as paneer pie by Kelkar, Supriya BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2020) BTSB #: 511997 Available Dewey: FAges: 9-12 AR: 5.4 MG Lexile: 840 F&P: U Genres: Multicultural Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Hate crimes - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Summary: When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.28 * 0.00 +- Amina's song by Khan, Hena BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2021) BTSB #: 516477 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 4.9 MG Lexile: 800 Genres: Multicultural Family Life Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction School stories Composition (Music) - Fiction Summary: 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. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Amina's voice by Khan, Hena BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2017) BTSB #: 516469 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 5 MG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 800 Genres: Multicultural Family Life Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Summary: 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. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Breadwinner : a graphic novel by Tanaka, Shelley BTSB Prebound(Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2018) BTSB #: 307161 Available Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 10-14 AR: 2.5 MG RC: 5.5 6-8 Lexile: 510 GN F&P: Z Genres: Subjects: Taliban - Fiction Graphic novels Family life - Fiction Women's rights - Fiction Gender role - Fiction Disguise - Fiction Kabul (Afghanistan) - Fiction Afghanistan - Fiction Summary: A graphic-novel adaptation of the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 19.06 * 0.00 +- Darius the Great is not okay by Khorram, Adib BTSB Prebound(Dial Books, 2018) BTSB #: 517040 Available Dewey: FAges: 12-16 AR: 4.7 UG RC: 5.4 6-8 Lexile: 710 HL Genres: Multicultural Family Life Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Grandparents - Fiction Depression (Psychology) - Fiction Iranian Americans - Fiction Americans - Iran - Fiction Iran - Fiction Summary: Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Green bicycle by Al-Mansour, Haifaa BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015) BTSB #: 047611 Available Dewey: FAges: 10-14 AR: 5.6 MG RC: 5.2 6-8 Lexile: 790 Genres: Family Life Subjects: Gender role - Fiction Bildungsromans Bicycles - Fiction Cycling - Fiction Saudi Arabia - Fiction Summary: Since girls do not ride bikes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, eleven year old Wadjda has to scheme to get her own. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Ground Zero by Gratz, Alan BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2021) BTSB #: 393479 Available Dewey: FAges: 9-12 AR: 4.8 MG Lexile: 690 Genres: Historical Fiction Multicultural Subjects: World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) - Fiction September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Fiction Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction Afghanistan - Fiction Summary: Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Once upon an Eid : stories of hope and joy by 15 Muslim voices BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2021) BTSB #: 690172 Available Dewey: 808/SAges: 8-12 AR: 5 MG Genres: Subjects: Id al-Fitr - Fiction Holidays - Fiction Muslims - Social life and customs - Fiction Summary: 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 or the comfort of bean pie, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for Eid prayers, or maybe it's the gift giving and the holiday parties, or carnival rides to come that day. Whatever the memories, it's a cherished day of celebration. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.89 * 0.00 +- One half from the east by Hashimi, Nadia BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2016) BTSB #: 424268 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 4.3 MG RC: 3.7 3-5 Genres: Subjects: Girls - Social conditions Afghanistan Summary: An emotional riveting coming-of-age journey to modern day Afghanistan that explores the "bacha posh" custom of dressing pre-teen girls as boys. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Other words for home by Warga, Jasmine BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2019) BTSB #: 920454 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 5.3 MG RC: 6.6 6-8 Lexile: 930 Genres: Family Life Subjects: Immigration and emigration - Fiction Syrians - United States - Fiction Novels in verse Cincinnati (Ohio) - Fiction Summary: Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein : based on a true story by Roy, Jennifer Rozines BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018) BTSB #: 769349 Available Dewey: FAges: 10-12 AR: 3.9 MG RC: 3.2 3-5 Lexile: 560 Genres: Historical Fiction Subjects: Hussein, Saddam,|d1937-2006 - Fiction Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Fiction Family life - Iraq - Fiction Iraq - History|y20th century - Fiction Summary: For forty-two days in 1991, eleven-year-old Ali Fadhil and his family struggle to survive as Basra, Iraq, is bombed by the United States and its allies. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Refugee by Gratz, Alan BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2017) BTSB #: 393486 Available Dewey: FAges: 9-12 AR: 5.3 MG RC: 5.3 6-8 Lexile: 800 Genres: Historical Fiction Adventure Fiction Multicultural Subjects: Refugees - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Summary: Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Sky at our feet by Hashimi, Nadia BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2018) BTSB #: 424270 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 4.8 MG RC: 5.4 3-5 Lexile: 710 HL Genres: Multicultural Adventure Fiction Subjects: Unauthorized immigrants - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Adventure fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction Summary: A young boy fears that his mother, an illegal immigrant from Afghanistan, has been deported and he runs away to New York City to get help from his aunt only to end up in the hospital where he meets a new friend, Max, a daring girl who helps him escape the hospital to continue his city adventures. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Tennis triumph [Jake Maddox JV girls]by Maddox, Jake BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2021) BTSB #: 596313 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 4.1 MG Lexile: 600 F&P: R Genres: Sports Multicultural Subjects: Tennis - Fiction Poverty - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories East Indian Americans - Fiction Summary: Mira Ravi is the first-seed singles star on Hilltop Middle School's tennis team, but her life off the court is a much harder match to win as she juggles tough responsibilities at home, in school, and with her team. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.05 * 0.00 +- Thousand questions by Faruqi, Saadia BTSB Prebound(Quill Tree Books, 2020) BTSB #: 325420 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 4.8 MG Genres: Family Life Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Americans - Pakistan - Fiction Household employees - Fiction Grandparents - Fiction Single-parent families - Fiction Family life - Pakistan - Fiction Karachi (Pakistan) - Fiction Pakistan - Fiction Summary: Told in two voices, eleven-year-olds Mimi, who is visiting her wealthy grandparents in Karachi, Pakistan, for the first time and Sakina, daughter of the grandparents' cook, form an unexpected friendship. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Treasure hunters : danger down the Nile [Treasure hunters Volume: bk. 2]by Patterson, James BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2014) BTSB #: 703995 Available Dewey: FAges: 8-12 AR: 5.3 MG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 810 F&P: T Genres: Adventure Fiction Family Life Subjects: Adventure fiction Buried treasure - Fiction Missing persons - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Twins - Fiction Africa - Fiction Summary: [Bk. 2] Twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd and their two older siblings travel to Africa to track down priceless artifacts that will keep the family's treasure hunting business afloat long enough to rescue their kidnapped mother--and possibly find their missing father. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.48 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! 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