Hena Khan
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school. After her local mosque if vandalized, she is devastated. Her friend Soojin is talking about changing her name. Does Amina need to become more "American"...
Author
Series
Zara's rules volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old (nearly eleven) Zara's nickname is "Queen of the Neighborhood" because she organizes the other children (even the older ones), sets the rules, and generally makes sure everyone has fun; but now another ten-year-old, Naomi, has moved in across the street and she has her own ideas about fun games, and suddenly the other kids (even Zara's younger brother Zayd) are listening to Naomi--if she is going to retain her influence Zara needs to...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A new thrill ride begins in the Amazon rainforest with the latest novel in the Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure series! Join an expedition of students exploring the Amazon jungle and face real dangers and decisions. Your choices will determine your fate. Will you survive your encounters with piranhas, tarantulas, mosquitoes, monkeys, and jaguars? Or will you be forced to return home early? Only you can decide how to survive. There are twenty-two
...7) Amina's song
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
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.--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Curious George and the man with the yellow hat spend a busy day at the Jackson Family Farm, the reader is invited to help George find the milking pail, gather eggs, and more by lifting the flaps.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Zara is less than thrilled to be spending spring break with her brother and grandparents, but she is determined to have fun and show her retired grandfather how to start living his best life.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 23 cm
Language
English
Description
George is so excited. He is going to celebrate Ramadan with his friend Kareem! Together they sample special treats, make baskets to daonate to the needy, and look for the crescent moon. Come along to celebrate this special time of year with everyone's favorite monkey in the playful book of rhymes.
12) Under my hijab
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different way, she considers how to express her own style one day.
Author
Series
Zara's rules volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After Zara's bike goes missing, her parents insist on her earning money to pay for it, so she and her friend Naomi turn their red wagon into The Treasure Wagon and try and sell some old knickknacks found in her family's basement.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Pervaiz wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness complicate matters.
17) Power forward
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
126 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
18) Bounce back
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
ix, 131 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When an injury sidelines new captain Zayd, he must find another way to be a leader for his basketball team.
19) On point
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Zayd is so excited to finally be on the Gold Team in basketball but when the team starts struggling and his best friend quits to play football he must step up for his team"--
