Muhammad
Introduces Muhammad and the basic tenets of the Islamic faith.
920
year: 2003
copies: 31
call number/section: 920
lexile:
Islam
Budi, a twelve-year-old boy living on the island of Sumatra, explains what it means to follow the religion of Islam, discussing the origins, history, holy places, beliefs, and practices of the faith.
297
year: 2012
copies: 6
call number/section: 297
lexile: 780
Overboard
Escaping from a sinking ferry in the waters off Sumatra, fourteen-year-old Emily fights for survival for herself and a young Indonesian boy, who draws courage from his quiet but firm Islamic faith.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: survival, shipwrecks, muslims [X], survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc, sumatra (indonesia), extreme read-survive
A Stone In My Hand
Eleven-year-old Malaak and her family are touched by the violence in Gaza between Jews and Palestinians when first her father disappears and then her older brother is drawn to the Islamic Jihad.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
What Makes Me A Muslim?
Presents a discussion of the fundamentals of Islam, including its origins, core beliefs, rituals, holidays, and changes it faces in contemporary society.
297
year: 2005
copies: 9
call number/section: 297
lexile:
Does My Head Look Big In This?
Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full- time and everyone has a reaction.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 260
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: hijab (islamic clothing), muslims [X], high schools, islam, clothing and dress, australia, schools, young women, audiobooks, muslim girls, school stories
The Best Eid Ever
After receiving gifts from her grandmother, Aneesa goes to the prayer hall to celebrate Eid and meets two refugee children who give her a greater appreciation of the holiday.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
Blaze Of Silver
Using principles of their shared Muslim faith to persuade him, an agent of the Old Man of the Mountain convinces Kamil to lead Will and Ellie into a trap, but Kamil repents and seeks a way to save his friends and redeem himself.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 930
The Day Of The Pelican
In 1998 when the Kosovo hostilities escalate, thirteen-year-old Meli's life as an ethnic Albanian, changes forever after her brother escapes his Serbian captors and the entire family flees from one refugee camp to another until they are able to immigrate to America.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
Borderline
Despite the strained relationship between them, teenaged Sami Sabiri risks his life to uncover the truth when his father is implicated in a terrorist plot.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
subjects: fathers and sons, identity (philosophical concept), prejudices, friendship, muslims [X], iranian americans, terrorism
The White Zone
As American bombs fall on Baghdad during the Iraq War, ten-year-old cousins Nouri and Talib witness the growing violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
The Garden Of My Imaan
The arrival of new student Marwa, a fellow sixth-grader who is a strict Muslim, helps Aliya come to terms with her own lukewarm practice of the faith and her embarrassment over others' reactions to their beliefs.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: self-acceptance, muslims [X], islam, school stories, east indian americans, family life, toleration
Coming To America
Depicts the joys and hardships experienced by a Muslim family that immigrates to New York City from Alexandria, Egypt, in the hope of making a better life for themselves.
305.89
year: 2003
copies: 26
call number/section: 305.89
lexile: 870
Nabeel's New Pants
A shoemaker gets new pants for himself, but the only pair available is too long and no one has time to shorten them.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
Golden Domes And Silver Lanterns
In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: stories in rhyme, islam, muslims [X], color, colors, picture books for children, electronic books, electronic books