customs and practices

A family celebrates Islamic traditions.

After remembering the cause of her best friend Devory's suicide at age nine, Gittel is determined to raise awareness of sexual abuse in her Borough Park, New York, community, despite the rules of Chassidim that require her to be silent.

The arrival of new student Marwa, a fellow sixth-grader who is a strict Muslim, helps Aliya come to terms with her own lukewarm practice of the faith and her embarrassment over others' reactions to their beliefs.

Sophie tries to fast for Ramadan for the first time, but her grumbling stomach and her little brother's cookies are too much and she must find a different way to celebrate.

Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.

Illustrations and simple text portray children and their family as they prepare for, then celebrate, a Passover seder with foods, games, songs, and even a sleepover.

In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.

Retells a story in the Talmud about a family that cares for a lost chicken, turning its eggs into a profit which they later give to its owner.

Yoni, a young Jewish boy, introduces readers to his religion's sacred texts, worship practices, festivals, and holy places and describes his family's spiritual traditions.

Aaron can't pass up a chance to attend an Orioles game at Camden Yards, even though it's during Passover and he'll have to bring special food.