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.
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.
A young Muslim girl named Yasmin cannot figure out who her personal hero is, and she is supposed to write about her hero for class. Then her teacher, Ms. Alex, gives her an idea.
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.
Yasmin gathers a cape and mask and sets out to find a villain to defeat with her "super powers, but there are no villains hiding on her block--just neighbors who need a little help.
A young Muslim girl named Yasmin learns all about gardening when she and her Baba start a garden of their own in their backyard. Yasmin then learns a valuable lesson about caring for flowers from watching her Nani.
Yasmin is excited to have her friends Emma and Ali come over, and wants to play dress up. However, when her friends arrive, they have their own ideas about what they should play. Yasmin has to think of something creative to include everyone's ideas.
Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin worries that her family's traditional food is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own.
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.
"Yasmin tackles every challenge she faces with her head and her heart! In this collection of four new stories, she helps fix a recycling problem at school, avoids a science fair fiasco, solves a library mystery, and gathers her courage to join in the fun. Yasmin is always willing to give it a try!"--Back cover.
