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Riazi, Karuna

Summary: Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember--first because of her parents' constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to "give her a better life" in the United States, Maria is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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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.

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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

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin opted to be the director of her school play, but she is finding it difficult to keep the actors happy and the play moving forward--until she finally asserts her authority and makes the changes necessary to save the play.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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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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.

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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

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.

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

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big, of course! A creative thinker and curious explorer, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family...

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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.

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

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: When Ms. Alex is called away from the classroom, she leaves Yasmin in charge, but the other children just ignore her and start acting silly and noisy--until Yasmin thinks up a way to motivate them to finish the math assignment, quietly.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."

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

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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.

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

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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." --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: While her parents are out to dinner, a bored Yasmin decides to try on some of her mother's clothes, including her new shalwar kameez, which gets ripped--but with the help of Nana, Nani, and a glue-gun, the garment gets fixed, and Yasmin puts on an impromptu fashion show when her parents get home.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

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