Muslim/Muslim American

I Am the Night Sky

by Next Wave Muslim Initiative Writers

Age 13 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim

In My Mosque

by M. O. Yuksel

Age 04 and older

Themes: Award Winner: I'm Your Neighbor Book Awards 2022, Canadian Connection, Engagement Tool: Video, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming Library Selection

It All Comes Back to You

by Farah Naz Rishi

Age 13 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Journey of the Midnight Sun

by Shazia Afzal

Age 03 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Own Voices/Lived Experience

La bendicion de Zahra: Una Historia de Ramadan

by Shirin Shamsi

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Refugee: Asylee

Laila and the Sands of Time

by Shirin Shamsi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Like the Moon Loves the Sky

by Hena Khan

Age 03 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Long Pitch Home

by Natalie Dias Lorenzi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Multilingual Character

Love from Mecca to Medina

by S.K. Ali

Age 14 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Discrimination: Abilities, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Love, Hate and Other Filters

by Samira Ahmed

Age 15 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Religious, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Dating, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim

Lula Wants to Wear a Badge

by Hudda Ibrahim

Age 05 or older

Themes: Education & Literacy, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know

by Samira Ahmed

Age 14 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Marwan’s Journey

by Patricia de Arias

Age 06 or older

Themes: Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden (Marya Khan #2)

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 06 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by School

Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (Marya Khan #1)

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 06 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Humor, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Moon Watchers

by Reza Jalali

Age 07 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Moon’s Ramadan

by Natasha Khan Kazi

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Moondragon in The Mosque Garden

by El-Farouk Khaki

Age 06 or older

Themes: Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Own Voices/Lived Experience

More to the Story

by Hena Khan

Age 08 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Religious Background: Muslim

Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out

by Muzoon Almellehan

Age 10 or older

Themes: Activism, Audiobook, Community Action, Immigrant: Education, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim

My Baba is the Best

by Bachar Houli

Age 03 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

My Name is Konisola

by Alisa Siegel

Age 09 or older

Themes: Adoption, Audiobook, Canadian Connection, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Economic Crisis, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Community

Nadia’s Hands

by Karen English

Age 06 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Multiracial Identity

Nayra and the Djinn

by Iasmin Omar Ata

Age 10 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Discrimination: Cultural, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Graphic Novel, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

Night of the Moon

by Hena Khan

Age 05 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim

Not The Girls You’re Looking For

by Aminah Mae Safi

Age 12 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Siblings, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim

Once Upon an Eid

by S. K. Ali

Age 08 or older

Themes: Anthology, Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Religious Background: Muslim, Religious Background: Sikh, Welcoming by Community

One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together

by Amy Bass

Age 15 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by School

One Green Apple

by Eve Bunting

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship

One Sun and Countless Stars

by Hena Khan

Age 03 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food
Our Favorite Day of the Year

Our Favorite Day of the Year

by A.E. Alli

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by School

Perfectly Parvin

by Olivia Abtahi

Age 12 or older

Themes: Award Winner, Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2022, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience