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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FARTahir, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAHCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAHCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC TAHKhan, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KHAKhan, Hena
Summary: Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KHAFaruqi, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FARFaruqi, 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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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARKhan, Hena
Summary: "Zayd is so excited to finally be on the Gold Team in basketball but when the team starts struggling and his best friend quits to play football he must step up for his team"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KHAFaruqi, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FARFaruqi, Saadia
Summary: Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FARTahir, 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,...
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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 TAHFaruqi, 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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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARFaruqi, Reem
Summary: Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021