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• Hope Is An Arrow

  the Story of Lebanese American Poet Khalil Gibran

  McCarthy, Cory,

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  Lebanese American picture book biography.

• Ten Ways to Hear Snow

  Camper, Cathy,

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  Lebanese American picture book. Walking to her grandmother's home to help make warak enab, Lina discovers many ways to hear snow, from the scrape of a shovel on a sidewalk to the quiet pats of snowman-building.

• The Arabic Quilt

  An Immigrant Story

  Khalil, Aya,

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  Egyptian American Picture book. The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.

• Halal Hot Dogs

  Aziz, Susannah,

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  Palestinian American picture book. Every Friday Musa's family takes turns picking out a Jummah treat which they use to try all different foods, but when it is Musa's turn he sticks to his favorite halal hot dogs to share

• Sadiq and the Desert Star

  Nuurali, Siman

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  Somali American chapter book. Learning about Baba's passion for the stars sparks Sadiq's interest in outer space. But can Sadiq find others who are willing to help him start the space club of his dreams?

• Other Words for Home

  Warga, Jasmine,

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  Syrian American middle grade fiction. Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life in Cincinnati.

• Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

  Darraj, Susan Muaddi,

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  Palestinian-American middle grade fiction. When a new girl Dana Denver starts tormenting Farah and her younger brother, Samir, she decides she can not leave Samir to face the bully alone

• Wishing Upon the Same Stars

  Feldman, Jacquetta Nammar,

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  Palestinian American middle grade fiction. Twelve-year-old Yasmeen Khoury is unhappy that her family has moved from Detroit to San Antonio, Texas, leaving her friends and Arab Christian community behind.

• Daughters of the Lamp

  Lewers, Nedda,

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  Egyptian American middle grade novel. Twelve-year-old Sahara discovers that she is next in a line of women tasked with guarding Ali Baba's treasure.

• Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

  Jreije, George,

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  Lebanese American middle grade novel. After twelve-year-old Lebanese-American Shad Hadid discovers he is an Alchemist, he receives an invitation to the Alexandria Academy where he discovers not everything is as it seems and shadowy figures are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Are the Color

  Ebeid, Rifk,

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  Palestinian American picture book. Follow Thaer as he discovers the power of art to transform grief into hope, and find out his secret to seeing color again after the 1948 al-Nakba.

• Baba, What Does My Name Mean?

  a Journey to Palestine

  Ebeid, Rifk,

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  Palestinian American picture book. Join Saamidah on a lyrical journey, with dazzling illustrations, that brings to life her beloved homeland and celebrates the richness of her cultural heritage and the determination to return