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511997
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.


23.28 *

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516477
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.


516469
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.


307161
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

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.


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517040
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.


047611
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.


393479
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.


690172
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

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.


15.89 *

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424268
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

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.


920454
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.


769349
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.


21.88 *

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393486
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.


424270
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.


21.88 *

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596313
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.


23.05 *

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325420
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.


21.88 *

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703995
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.


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