Turkish/Turkish American
Armaveni: A Graphic Novel of the Armenian Genocide
Age 12 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Cultural, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Language, Genre: Biography, Human Rights Violation: Genocide, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Armenian Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Home Country, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Ramadan on Rahma Road: A Recipe Storybook
Age 06 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Multilingual: Multilingual Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Community
Right as Rain
Age 12 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Genre: Magical Realism, Mental Health
Ros Demir Is Not the One
Age 12 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Genre: Romance, Identity: Body Image, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual
Sami’s Special Gift: An Eid al-Adha Story
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Multilingual: Turkish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
We Are Not Strangers
Age 18+
Themes: Activism, Allyship, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Format: Graphic Novel, Generation: 1st, Genre: Biography, Genre: Historical, Human Rights Violation: Abduction & Internment, Immigrant: Economic, IYNB Recommends: Justice & Belonging, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Religious Background: Jewish, Welcoming by Individual