Summary: 19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4082 OURKaina
Contents: Anybody can be in love (2:58) -- It was a home (3:35) -- Good feeling / ft. Sen Morimoto (3:12) -- Sweetness (3:12) -- In my mind (3:09) -- Ultraviolet / ft. Sleater-Kinney (2:47) -- Come back as a flower (4:17) -- Blue / ft. Helado Negro (4:00) -- Casita (3:39) -- Apple (3:24) -- Friend of mine (4:19) -- Golden mirror (3:44).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Contents: Dream -- Ammar -- Illak shi -- Indulgence -- Kaifa uhibuka -- Salam min dimashq -- Almaya -- Ghayeb -- Bint elbalad
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palmyra Recordings
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST GAIGaika
Contents: Basic volume -- Hackers & jackers -- Seven churches for St. Jude -- Ruby -- Born thieves -- 36 oaths -- Black empire (killmonger riddim) -- Grip -- Clouds, chemists and the angel Gabriel -- Immigrant sons (pesos & gas) -- Close to the root -- Yard -- Crown & key -- Warlord shoes -- Spectacular anthem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC GAIPaint
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Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MAIAlsous, Zaina
Summary: This layering of bird, woman, place, technology, and ceremony, which begins this first full-length collection by Zaina Alsous, mirrors the layering of insights that marks the collection as a whole. The poems in A Theory of Birds draw on inherited memory, historical record, critical theory, alternative geographies, and sharp observation. In them, birds—particularly extinct species—become...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Arkansas Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 ALSArafat, Zaina
Summary: "A novel of self-discovery following a Palestinian-American girl as she navigates queerness, love addiction and a series of tumultuous relationships' The Millions, One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year. Told in vignettes that flash between the US and the Middle East, Zaina Arafat's powerful debut novel traces her protagonist's progress from blushing teen to creative and confused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dialogue Books 2020
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Summary: "In Caracas, Venezuela, Adelaida Falcón stands over an open grave. Alone, she buries her mother--the only family she has ever known--and worries that when night falls thieves will rob the grave. Even the dead cannot find peace here. Adelaida had a stable childhood in a prosperous Venezuela that accepted immigrants in search of a better life, where she lived with her single-mother in a humble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAIBandali, Zain
Summary: "An artistic, fashion-loving boy unlocks a new talent--and learns to stand up for it--in this chapter book perfect for fans of the Sadiq series and Meet Yasmin! Tehzeeb drew curvy clouds, grand galaxies, squirmy squiggles, and delicate dots. He made charming checkerboards and even perfected paisleys. His practice was finally paying off! The first time Tehzeeb tries mehndi, his passion for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BANAbirached, Zeina
Summary: Living in the midst of civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, Zeina and her brother face an evening of apprehension when their parents do not return from a visit to the other side of the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ABIFalk, Daina
Summary: Offers game-day recipes from a nationally recognized sports expert and fan, including such options as Cajun shrimp skewers, empanadas, buffalo chicken salad, and Italian hero sandwich, along with signature recipes from professional athletes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 FALKhan, Zainab
Summary: "Noura can't wait for the sun to go down. The month of Ramadan is almost over, and she and Mama and Papa are headed for the hills for a moonsighting picnic. It would be truly special if Noura's first fast ended with a glimpse of a silvery crescent in the night sky. If the moon stays hidden, that means one more long day before Noura gets to put on her sparkly new dress and the joyful Eid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: Far from her family, her history, and her home in Cuba, Cecilia seeks refuge in a bar in the Little Havana section of Miami, where a mysterious woman's fascinating tale keeps her returning night after night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAZaima, Naoko
Summary: Discover modern Ikebana, the Japanese art of floral design, to form and cultivate internal peace and creativity. You can create minimalist decor with Ikebana, otherwise known as Kado, a disciplined art form that brings together nature and the inner self through flower arrangement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Pear Press 2022
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Summary: Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of a distant homeland, Subhi has only ever known life behind the fences. But his world is far bigger than that -- every night, the magical Night Sea from his mother's stories brings him gifts, the faraway whales sing to him, and the birds tell their stories. And as he grows, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FRATelgemeier, Raina.
Summary: When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a babysitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC BABMarina
Contents: Ancient dreams in a modern land -- Venus fly trap -- Man's world -- Purge the poison -- Highly emotional people -- New America -- Pandora's box -- I love you but I love me more -- Flowers -- Goodbye.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "When the Curiosities choose Miro as the one they nest on, Miro is led to discover all the marvels waiting in the shadows where no one else looks. Sometimes though, the Curiosities can make Miro feel alone and invisible in the darkness. But perhaps Miro isn't as alone as he thinks..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids/Greystone Books 2023
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Summary: "In 1990, three boys are born, unrelated but intertwined by circumstance: Dayo, Iseul, and Youssef. They are adopted as infants and live in a shared bedroom perched atop a mosque in one of Staten Island's most diverse and precarious neighborhoods, Coolidge. The three boys are an inseparable if conspicuous trio: Dayo is of Nigerian origin, Iseul is Korean, and Youssef indeterminately Middle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KHAAsher, Zain E. (Zain Ejiofor)
Summary: "Living in Brixton and awaiting the return of her husband and young son from Nigeria, Obiajulu Ejiofor received shattering news. There had been a fatal car crash, and one of them was dead. In Where the Children Take Us, Obiajulu's daughter, Zain Asher, tells the story of her family and her mother's deeply personal fight to protect her children from the daily pressures of poverty, crime, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ASHDavidson, Zanna
Summary: "Pony Island is in danger. The fairy ponies are losing their magic, and the Pony Queen's powers are under threat. Can Holly and Puck, the fairy pony, uncover the mystery of the missing magic before it's too late?"-- Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DAVDavidson, Zanna
Summary: Billy hates swimming. It is cold and wet and horrible. And just when Billy thinks things cannot get any worse, his pet Mini Monsters turn up at his swimming lesson and make one very big SPLASH.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2017
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Summary: "When Zoe discovers that Unicorn Island is flooding, she knows she has to stop the waters--and fast. Is there any way for Zoe and her best friend Astra, the fairy unicorn, to save the island from disaster?"--Page [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2018