Palestinian/Palestinian American
19 Varieties of Gazelle
Age 12 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Anthology, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim
A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child’s Search for Home
Age 06 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Discrimination: Cultural, Event: MCSTOYA Connects: Migration Reads, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Format: Audiobook, IYNB Recommends: ASCA School Counselors 2026, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Refugee Camp, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Asad’s Secret: A Novel of Gaza
Age 12 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Detention & Deportation, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Religious, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: By Detention, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Setting: Home Country, Setting: Refugee Camp, Trauma & Healing
Ayah and the Big World Outside
Age 06 or older
Themes: Animals, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Exploration, Loss of Childhood, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Refugee Camp, Trauma & Healing
Ayah et le Vaste Monde (Ayah and the Big World Outside)
Age 06 or older
Themes: Animals, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Exploration, Loss of Childhood, Mental Health, Multilingual: French, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Refugee Camp, Trauma & Healing
Baba, What Does My Name Mean? A Journey to Palestine
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Identity: Names & Pronunciations, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Baddawi
Age 12 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Graphic Novel, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine
Age 12 or older
Themes: Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Cookies and Crescents: An Eid Story
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual
Counting Up the Olive Tree: Palestine Number Book
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Early Childhood, Engagement Tool: Video, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim
Daniel and Ismail
Age 03 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Religious, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Multilingual: Arabic/English Bilingual, Multilingual: Hebrew/English Bilingual, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim, Sports, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational, Welcoming by Individual
Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village
Age 12 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Genre: Nonfiction, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Home Country, Setting: Refugee Camp
Does My Head Look Big In This?
Age 12 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Identity: Multiracial, Immigrant: Economic, Religious Background: Muslim
Don’t Read the Comments
Age 14 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Activism, Allyship, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Discrimination: Racial, Engagement Tool: Video, Format: Audiobook
Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: On Journey, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict
Everything Comes Back to You
Age 14 or older
Themes: Canadian Connection, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Economic, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Dating, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Identity: Exploration, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Christian
Everything Grows in Jiddo’s Garden
Age 03 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Exploration, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Farah Series #1)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Siblings
Farah Rocks Florida (Farah Series #4)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences
Farah Rocks New Beginnings (Farah Series #3)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st
Farah Rocks Summer Break (Farah Series #2)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st
Finding Melody Sullivan
Age 15 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Mental Health, Religious Background: Jewish, Setting: Home Country, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Trauma & Healing: Sexual Assault, Trauma & Recovery: Substance Use, Unaccompanied Minors
Habibi
Age 12 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Format: Audiobook, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Generational Differences: Language, Immigrant: Education, Welcoming by Individual
Hilwa’s Gifts
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country
Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Biography, Own Voices/Lived Experience
I Am Palestindian
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Multilingual: Urdu Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Setting: Home Country
I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage
Age 09 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Microaggression, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Genre: Poetry, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, Mental Health
Ida in the Middle
Age 12 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Discrimination: Racial, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Identity: Multilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World
Age 08 or older
Themes: Activism, Allyship, Canadian Connection, Celebrations, Community Action, Cultural Empowerment, IYNB Recommends: Community Rallying Against Hate, Welcoming by Individual
Lana Makes Purple Pizza: A Palestinian Food Tale
Age 2 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Legends in the Heights
Age 10 or older
Themes: Animals, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Graphic Novel, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Identity: Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim