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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FAR

Khan, Hena

Summary: When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2024

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin is excited to attend a wedding party, but when the singing starts Yasmin is too shy to join in.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FAR

Abbas, Marzieh

Summary: "When Nadia and Nadir have nothing to do one summer afternoon, they decide to follow a video tutorial to make their own slime. They learn to follow rules for safe play and try to convince their parents to allow them to sell home-made slime to save up for supplies" -- Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2024

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR PURPLE ABB

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: On her family's visit to a farm, Yasmin is thrilled to play with the baby chicks, but when she forgets to close the pen door and one goes missing, Yasmin has to scramble to find it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin is not sure she is cut out to be an astronaut, but a class trip to the space museum, and a tour of the mission control exhibit gives her another idea about how she could still be involved in the space program.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Khan, Hena

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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KHA

Abbas, Marzieh

Summary: It's Noor's first time making her Dadijaan's Special Samosa recipe. When she can't get in touch with her Dadijaan because it's nighttime in Pakistan, Noor must improvise to make her family's recipe without all of the correct ingredients.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ABB

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: When Yasmin discovers an injured cat she immediately slips into the role of vet to care for the animal with the assistance of her grandmother, while her grandfather tries to contact the owner.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin and her friend Emma are going to the ice rink, but Yasmin is nervous and does not want to admit that she has never skated, so she delays going on the ice as long as possible--but when she falls down Emma's mother offers to teach her, and Emma helps.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Faruqi, Reem

Summary: When her father is accused of a crime he didn't commit, seventh grader Aafiyah, a Pakistani American girl who has a habit of "borrowing" glittery things, decides to use her bad habit to reunite her family.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin gathers a cape and mask and sets out to find a villain to defeat with her "super powers"--however there are no villains hiding on her block, just neighbors who need a little help.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capston Imprint 2019

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Tahir, Sabaa

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Summary: Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2022

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2 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAH

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAH

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC TAH

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAH

Khan, Hena

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.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KHA

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: "Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own." --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2019

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Nani likes to sit outside and sew, but little things like her thimble keep disappearing. Yasmin turns detective and applies a science lesson to solve the mystery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin is excited but nervous about her first camping trip with her scout troop--and a tent that threatens to collapse does not help.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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Khan, Hena

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Summary: A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school. After her local mosque if vandalized, she is devastated. Her friend Soojin is talking about changing her name. Does Amina need to become more "American" and hide who she really is?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC KHA

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KHA

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KHA

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: "Marya loves fall. Every year, her family goes to the town's fall festival and picks out the best pumpkin. But this year, after she sees her frenemy Alexa winning a big, cool pumpkin-shaped trophy, Marya knows she's got to win a trophy for something. It just so happens that her school is going to hold its own fall festival, with games and food and even a hayride. All the ticket sales will go to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FAR

Tahir, Sabaa

Summary: "Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAH

Tahir, Sabaa

Summary: Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC TAH

Abbas, Marzieh.

Summary: Nadia and Nadir jet across the world with their parents to visit family in Pakistan

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon, a divison of ABDO 2023

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