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Arab & Muslim Voices in Teen Fiction
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Huda F are you? by Huda FahmyHuda and her family just moved to Dearborn, Michigan, a small town with a big Muslim population. In her old town, Huda knew exactly who she was: She was the hijabi girl. But in Dearborn, everyone is the hijabi girl. Huda is lost in a sea of hijabis, and she can't rely on her hijab to define her anymore. She has to define herself. So she tries on a bunch of cliques, but she isn't a hijabi fashionista or a hijabi athlete or a hijabi gamer. She's not the one who knows everything about her religion or the one all the guys like. She's miscellaneous, which makes her feel like no one at all. Until she realizes that it'll take finding out who she isn't to figure out who she is.
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This woven kingdom
by Tahereh Mafi
The long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight, servant girl Alizeh waits in the shadows to uproot the kingdom of the crown prince—and the world. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Yusuf Azeem is Not A Hero
by Saadia Faruqi
With the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks putting his family on edge, Yusuf Azeem, who wants to participate in the regional robotics competition, must stand up to the bullies with understanding, justice and love.
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Down and across
by Arvin Ahmadi
A chronic underachiever who never finishes what he starts struggles through college applications without a clue about where to dedicate his studies, a situation that compels him to sneak off to Washington, D.C., to seek the advice of a famous psychology professor, only to find himself on an unexpected high-speed adventure filled with daring and revelations. A first novel.
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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
by Atia Abawi
When the city where he lives with his large, loving family is destroyed by Daesh fighters who bomb buildings, commit acts of violence and publicly execute anyone who resists, a heartbroken Tareq embarks on the perilous life of a refugee traveling a dangerous route from Syria through Turkey and Greece.
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The light at the bottom of the world
by London Shah
Enduring a subterranean existence beneath the ruins of a submerged London at the end of the 21st century, a teen joins a prestigious submersible race in the hope of clearing her father’s name before unexpected corruption exposes devastating truths. 50,000 first printing.
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Mirage
by Somaiya Daud
An epic fantasy inspired by the author's Moroccan heritage depicts an 18-year-old dreamer who is forced to work as a body double to protect a princess who is so hated that she is being targeted by death threats. Simultaneous eBook.
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Once upon an Eid : stories of hope and joy by 15 Muslim voices
by Aisha Saeed
Featuring contributions by such established genre authors as Hena Khan, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Ashley Franklin, a collection of short stories celebrates Muslim culture and the joyful holiday traditions of Eid. Co-edited by the author of Amal Unbound. Illustrations.
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Here We Are Now
by Jasmine Warga
Giving up on trying to make contact with the father she never knew, a 16-year-old music-loving girl is astonished when he shows up unannounced and invites her to meet her dying grandfather, a journey that is complicated by her parents' past secrets and discovering a part of herself she never recognized before.
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Here to stay
by Sara Farizan
When a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the incident never happened and move on.
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We hunt the flame
by Hafsah Faizal
Zafira, who disguises herself as a man to become The Hunter, and Nasir, an assassin for his father, the sultan, are both seeking a lost artifact that could return magic to their cursed world.
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Ms. Marvel Game Over
by G. Willow Wilson
A new chapter begins for Kamala Khan! But it's lonely out there for Ms. Marvel when loved ones no longer have her back. It's time for Kamala to find out exactly who she is on her own! But soon her home life, costumed life and online life will converge when a member of her World of Battlecraft guild reveals that he's discovered her secret identity! He knows a disturbing number of details about her, but is he...human? Then, when an enemy from Ms. Marvel's past begins targeting those closest to her, everything about Kamala will be called into question -- not just as a super hero, but as a person! Nothing's ever easy for the shape-shifting, size-swapping sensation -- but how are things going for her best friend Bruno, who now attends school in Wakanda?
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