muslims

Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.

A Muslim is a follower of the religion Islam, which is the fastest growing religion in the world. What most Muslims in America have in common, aside from their faith, is that they face negative stereotypes and bias incidents from other Americans. This book examines what bias looks like, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address it.

"Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate--as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes . . . until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing--with some awkward dude she hardly knows--is beyond her. Going door to isn't exactly glamorous, but maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer--and so are Maya and Jamie"--Provided by publisher.

"Sadiq's third grade class decides that they want a classroom pet, and their teacher, Ms. Battersby, is okay with the idea, so the students form a club to decide what kind of pet to get, and to research how to take care of it"--Provided by publisher.

"Even though it is summer, Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran; he and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating, but when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has a injured shoulder he decides to volunteer to help with the gardening--and he convinces his friends to volunteer as well"--Provided by publisher.

"A young Somali American and his classmates design a model city to withstand floods, using river walls, floodgates, gutters, and rain gardens"--Provided by publisher.

Told in two voices Mati, a devout Muslim from Afghanistan, and Elise, a seventeen-year-old whose brother was killed there, try to keep their budding romance secret from their families.

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.

Yasmin is excited to attend a wedding party, but when the singing starts Yasmin is too shy to join in.

"A young Somali American and his classmates design a model city to withstand floods, using river walls, floodgates, gutters, and rain gardens"--Provided by publisher.