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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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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.

Format: text

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

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

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

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

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

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

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin struggles with Ms. Alex's assignment to write an essay about her hero until she realizes that her hero is someone very close to her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020

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

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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: When spring arrives, Yasmin and her Baba plant a garden but Yasmin's flower seedling keeps wilting until her Nani sits in the sun, revealing to Yasmin what the plant needs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone Imprint 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

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

Khan, Hena

Summary: After Zara's bike goes missing, her parents insist on her earning money to pay for it, so she and her friend Naomi turn their red wagon into The Treasure Wagon and try and sell some old knickknacks found in her family's basement.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2022

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

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: After Yasmin and her father spend the day working on a large jigsaw puzzle, her father does not feel well the next morning. Doctor Yasmin is sure she can diagnose the problem, and prescribe a cure!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: After carefully planning a visit with Aly and Emma, Yasmin is disappointed to see that they want to play on their own, but a creative compromise may make everyone happy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Yasmin is thrilled about her school's new recycling program, but getting her friends to pitch in is no easy task.

Format: text

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

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

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."

Format: text

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: When a new gym teacher introduces her gym class to soccer, Yasmin fears it will be as rough as the professional sport but must try to find courage to play goalie.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone imprint 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Abbas, Marzieh

Summary: Nadia's and Nadir's grandparents surprise them with a visit from Pakistan for the Eid holiday, bringing along some special presents. While shopping for toys, the siblings learn about a few Muslim sports icons. This book is aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. -- Adapted from publisher's webpage.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO 2022

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Sánchez, Erika L.

Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018

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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 SPANISH SAN

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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH SAN

Raúl the Third

Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAU

Alessandri, Alexandra

Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALE

Mills, Deborah

Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MIL

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