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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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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Summary: It is library day and helper Yasmin is busy shelving books, but suddenly she discovers that her own special book is missing prompting her to calmly retrace her steps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2021
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: Yasmin is thrilled about her school's new recycling program, but getting her friends to pitch in is no easy task.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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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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Summary: In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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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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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone Imprint 2020
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022
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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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Summary: Everyone seems to have an idea for the science fair except for Yasmin, but after some failed experiments Yasmin's snack break with Nani inspires an idea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2021
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Summary: Yasmin is excited to attend a wedding party, but when the singing starts Yasmin is too shy to join in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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Summary: "Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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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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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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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone imprint 2020
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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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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