Pakistani/Pakistani American

A Bit of Earth

by Karuna Riazi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Genre: Poetry, Immigrant: Education, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Unaccompanied Minors, Welcoming by Individual

A Mermaid Girl

by Sana Rafi

Age 05 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

A Place at the Table

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 10 or older

Themes: Allyship, Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim
A Thousand Questions

A Thousand Questions

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Visiting Home Country

All My Rage

by Sabaa Tahir

Age 14 or older

Themes: Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2023, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault, Trauma & Healing: Sexual Assault

Amal Unbound

by Aisha Saeed

Age 09 or older

Themes: Education & Literacy, Human Rights Violation: Child Labor

American Dervish

by Ayad Akhtar

Age 15 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim

Amina’s Song

by Hena Khan

Age 08 or older

Themes: Award Winner, Award Winner: Youth Media Awards 2022, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Generation: 1st, Immigrant: Education, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Visiting Home Country

Amina’s Voice

by Hena Khan

Age 09 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Celebrations: Ramadan, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Immigrant: Education, Recommended: Community Rallying Against Hate, Religious Background: Muslim, The Arts

Anisa’s International Day

by Reem Faruqi

Age 8 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Generation: 1st, The Arts, Welcoming by School

Barakah Beats

by Maleeha Siddiqui

Age 08 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Religious, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts

Bhai for Now

by Maleeha Siddiqui

Age 8 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

Big Red Lollipop

by Rukhsana Khan

Age 05 or older

Themes: Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current)

Bunny Bonanza (Must Love Pets #3)

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Animals, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Call Me Adnan

by Reem Faruqi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Genre: Poetry, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Sports, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors

by Aida Salazar (Editor)

Age 10 or older

Themes: Anthology, Body Image, Celebrations, Coming of Age, Family Relationship: Parents, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing

Crossing the Farak River

by Michelle Aung Thin

Age 11 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Religious, Loss of Childhood, Refugee: Persecution, Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Does My Head Look Big In This?

by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Age 12 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Immigrant: Economic, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim

Down and Across

by Arvin Ahmadi

Age 12 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity

El lapiz magico de Malala (Malala’s Magic Pencil)

by Malala Yousafzai

Age 06 or older

Themes: Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Non-English Book: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Friends Fur-ever (Must Love Pets #1)

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Animals, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Golden Girl

by Reem Faruqi

Age 08 or older

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

Hannah and the Ramadan Gift

by Qasim Rashid

Age 03 or older

Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

I Have Lost My Way

by Gayle Forman

Age 15 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim

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

Kitten Chaos (Must Love Pets #2)

by Saadia Faruqi

Age 08 or older

Themes: Animals, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, 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

Leila in Saffron

by Rukhsanna Guidroz

Age 04 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Religious Background: Muslim

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

Malala’s Magic Pencil

by Malala Yousafzai

Age 06 or older

Themes: Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road

Mariam Sharma Hits the Road

by Sheba Karim

Age 13 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, LGBTQIA+, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim

Mark My Words: The Truth Is There in Black and White

by Muhammad Khan

Age 12 or older

Themes: Activism, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts