Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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[2021]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: HISTORICAL F MAF Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 2003, several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Tensions are high, hate crimes are on the rise, FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques, and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever. Shadi, who wears hijab, keeps her head down. She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots. Shadi is named for joy, but she's haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, there's the small matter of the heart. It's broken. Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through, saying nothing. She devours her own pain, each day retreating farther and farther inside herself until finally, one day, everything changes. She explodes"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2021]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC MAF Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the wake of 9/11, Shadi, a child of Muslim immigrants, tries to navigate her crumbling world of death, heartbreak, and bigotry in silence, until finally everything changes.
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2022., Adolescent, LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: MYSTERY F AHM Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: After discovering the body of fourteen-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, seventeen-year-old journalism student Safiya Mirza begins investigating his murder and ends up confronting white supremacy in her own high school.
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[2023]., Hogarth Call No: REALISTIC F KHA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The youngest of three brothers, K just wants to be an all-American boy-shooting hoops with his buddies and riding his Huffy around the San Fernando Valley. But K understands there's something different about himself, a longing that draws him closer to his friends while making him feel more and more alienated. At home, K must navigate another confusing identity: that of the faithful son of Iranian immigrants struggling to survive in the United States. To make his mother proud, he tries to do well in school and help around the apartment, but he worries he is disappointing her. On Friday nights K dutifully attends prayers at the Mosque with his remote and unknowable Baba, whose love and violence will distort K's understanding of what it means to be a man"--
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-- I am just me[2014]., Adolescent, Saddleback Pub Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Gravel road.Summary Note: Two very different girls unite when bullying escalates at their high school.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Dundurn Call No: SPORTS FIC NEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fifteen-year-old Sadia Ahmadi is passionate about one thing: basketball. Her best friend Mariam, on the other hand, wants to get noticed by the popular crowd and has started de-jabbing, removing her hijab, at school every morning. Sadia's mom had warned her that navigating high school could be tricky. As much as she hates to admit it, her mom was right. When tryouts for an elite basketball team are announced, Sadia jumps at the opportunity. Her talent speaks for itself. Her head scarf, on the other hand, is a problem; especially when a discriminatory rule means she has to choose between removing her hijab and not playing"--Amazon.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: Young Adult FIC MAF Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments--even the physical violence--she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her--they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds--and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down"--Amazon.com.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Harper Call No: REALISTIC F MAF Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 2002: Shirin figures everyone at her new school will dislike her for her race, religion, and hijab. Then she meets Ocean James, who actually seems to want to get to know her---and she discovers breakdancing.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: Historical fiction FIC MAFI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments--even the physical violence--she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her--they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds--and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down"--Amazon.com.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: Teen Fiction FIC MAF Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Project Lit 19-20Summary Note: Project LIT Book "It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments--even the physical violence--she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her--they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds--and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down"--Amazon.com.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: TEEN FIC ALB Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate--as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes . . . until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing--with some awkward dude she hardly knows--is beyond her. Going door to isn't exactly glamorous, but maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer--and so are Maya and Jamie"--Dust jacket.
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2020., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: ROMANCE Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate--as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes . . . until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing--with some awkward dude she hardly knows--is beyond her. Going door to isn't exactly glamorous, but maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer--and so are Maya and Jamie"--Provided by publisher.
