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Grounded

a novel
2023
Told in alternating points of view, at Hurston Airport, four unlikely kids' lives are changed forever when their flight is grounded by weather following a Muslim convention.
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Saving Sunshine

Muslim Pakistani American twins Zara and Zeeshan Aziz are as different as can be and fight constantly. When they can't stop bickering on their family trip to Key West, Florida, their parents confiscate their phones and force them to spend time with each other without any technology. While kayaking, Zara and Zeeshan come across a sick loggerhead turtle, and the twins must put aside their differences and join forces to save her.
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A guide to the dark

2023
Stranded at the Wildwood Motel while on their spring break road trip, Mira and Layla discover eight people died in their room and set out to find the connection between the deaths and the unexplainable things that keep happening inside Room 9.
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Huda F cares

2023
This summer's exercise in Fahmy family sisterly bonding involves a trip to Disney World--which seems like it is headed for disaster when Huda gets into a fight with a boy making fun of her hijab.

Fatima Tate takes the cake

2023
Aspiring baker seventeen-year-old Fatima navigates the challenges of parental and communal expectations in her strict Muslim community while staying true to her dreams.

I will greet the sun again

a novel /(Realistic Fiction)
2023
"The youngest of three brothers, K just wants to be an all-American boy--shooting hoops with his buddies and riding his Huffy around the San Fernando Valley. But K understands there's something different about himself, a longing that draws him closer to his friends while making him feel more and more alienated. At home, K must navigate another confusing identity: that of the faithful son of Iranian immigrants struggling to survive in the United States. To make his mother proud, he tries to do well in school and help around the apartment, but he worries he is disappointing her. On Friday nights K dutifully attends prayers at the Mosque with his remote and unknowable Baba, whose love and violence will distort K's understanding of what it means to be a man"--Provided by publisher.

Ultimate rocket blast

2023
"Omar and his friends investigate sabotage at the model rocket-building contest they are competing in"--Provided by publisher.
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Zain's super Friday

2023
"Early Friday morning, Zain leaps out of bed ready to save the world from alien invaders! But his dad has other plans for Zain on this special day of the week. Dad takes Zain to the mosque and guides him through his first jumu'ah prayers. But Zain's quest for a superhero adventure leads to supersize distractions. Can Zain rein in his powerful impulses and appreciate this special experience with his dad and community?"--Provided by publisher.

The stars

2023
Achieving his dream of working for NASA, Yakov cannot forget A?cha, a girl who shared his love of space and became his inseparable companion until their fathers forbade them to spend time together -- and wonders if he'll ever see her again.
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Huda F cares?

In this sequel to the graphic novel "Huda F Are You?," Egyptian American Huda Fahmy and her family take a summer vacation to Disney World. They drive twenty-four hours from Dearborn, Michigan, where they are a part of a large Muslim community, and finally arrive at the theme park. However, here Huda feels the stares of others as she prays in public; she witnesses revealing clothing, alcohol, and public displays of affection; and she fends off harassment and unwanted advances. However, the experience also teaches Huda much about herself and her family.
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