Monthly Archives: June 2015

If You Could Be Mine

If You Could Be Mine: A Novel by Sara Farizan If you love to read about passion and desperation and forbidden love, this will surely satisfy.  If you are into Romeo and Juliet, grab this for sure.  It’s not a … Continue reading

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The Garden of My Imaan

Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia Author Bio:  Farhana Zia grew up in India. Friends, boys, religious identity, The Garden of My Imaan is just the thing for middle-school readers who are figuring out who they are and how … Continue reading

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A Little Piece of Ground

A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird I can’t remember the last time I read something that offered me such a different perspective than the one I am used to hearing about.  I don’t know this is something typical … Continue reading

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Bestest. Ramadan. Ever

Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif Author Bio:  Medeia Sharif is a Kurdish-American author. This was not on any of the lists I consulted, but I couldn’t resist a YA book with Ramadan in title since it is starting imminently. … Continue reading

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Written in the Stars

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed Author bio: Aisha Saeed is Pakistani-American Naila’s parents have always made it clear that they planned on arranging a marriage for her. But Naila’s heart has other plans. She’s fallen for Saif and … Continue reading

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A Beautiful Lie

A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master Author Bio: English author of Pakistani and Indian heritage. Are you the type who leafs past the prologue, eager to get on with the story?  Don’t do it!  Read the first line, only the … Continue reading

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Does My Head Look Big in This?

Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah Author bio: Australian Muslim of Palestinian and Egyptian heritage. On Rukhsana Khan’s booklist & recommended by Na’ima B. Robert in her piece for the Guardian.  Kaye M has mixed feelings … Continue reading

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Remembering D-Day, Reading about the War – 4 Great YA Books!

My grandfather was on the USS Tuscaloosa, a heavy cruiser stationed off Utah beach on June 6, 1944.  By this time, roughly 7 am, they’d already been using heavy guns for over an hour.  The nearby destroyer, USS Corrie was … Continue reading

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Scarlett Undercover

Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham Recommended by Kaye M.  Here’s a cool inside look at Jennifer Latham’s relationship with her character. Scarlett has just her sister Reem now that her parents are dead. Reem is hard at work as a … Continue reading

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Wanting Mor

Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan Author bio: Born in Pakistan and raised in Canada. Rukhsana Khan was nice enough to put together a Teacher Guide if you are interested in using this in the classroom. It is possible for a … Continue reading

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