Saadia Faruqi
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Pub. Date
2020
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Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi's tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big dreams, and all the right questions.
Mimi is not thrilled to be spending her summer in Karachi, Pakistan, with grandparents she's never met. Secretly, she wishes to find her long-absent father, and plans to write to him in
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Pub. Date
2024
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In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani American girl whose passion for journalism starts a conversation about her grandmother's experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan—and the bond that the two form as she helps Dadi tell her story.
When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going
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Marya Khan volume 1
Pub. Date
2022
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Description
Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Dory Fantasmagory, this is the start of a charming new chapter book series about a third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring.
Maryaâs eighth birthday is coming up in a week, and all she wants is an over-the-top birthday party just like the ones Alexa, her rich neighbor, always throws. When Alexa parades into school with fancy invitations, Marya can't help herselfâshe
...4) Meet Yasmin!
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Series
Pub. Date
2018
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Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big, of course! A creative thinker and curious explorer, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family will delight and inspire readers.
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"Discover the lives, stories, and accomplishments of many great accomplishments of many great Muslims throughout history. Many of the inventions and discoveries that we use in our lives today were created centuries ago -- during the golden age of Muslim empires and beyond. Art, music, astronomy, physics, mathematics, medicine, and so many other files of knowledge were shared and created and discussed in Arabia, Persia, Iraq, and India a very, very...
10) Yasmin the Chef
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Series
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Yasmin loves hosting parties! Music, friends, fun! But what she doesn't love is the spicy food her Pakistani family serves. Yasmin puts on her chef hat and plans to make her own amazing, fantastic recipe...as soon as she figures out what that is!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
25 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
When Yasmin's father explains to her about explorers and maps, Yasmin decides to make a map of her neighborhood and she brings it along on a trip to the farmers' market with her mother--but will the map help her when they are separated?
13) Meet Yasmin!
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
89 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
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Ali the great volume 1
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
26 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Second-grader Ali, his grandfather, and little brother Fateh head to the South Asian market to buy some snacks, but Ali loses Fateh and has to figure out quickly how to find him among the market's many aisles.
15) Yasmin la chef
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
25 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own.
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Marya Khan volume 3
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Marya loves fall. Every year, her family goes to the town's fall festival and picks out the best pumpkin. But this year, after she sees her frenemy Alexa winning a big, cool pumpkin-shaped trophy, Marya knows she's got to win a trophy for something. It just so happens that her school is going to hold its own fall festival, with games and food and even a hayride. All the ticket sales will go to an animal shelter, and the person who sells the most...
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Marya Khan volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
142 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy.
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Series
Marya Khan volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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La Srta. Alex tiene que salir del salón y pone a Yasmin a cargo de la clase. ¡Ella cree que ser maestra es fácil! Pero cuando las cosas empiezan a ir mal, Yasmin debe hacer algo rápidamente para que todo vuelva a estar en orden antes de que vuelva la Srta. Alex.