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Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed with Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), G. Willow Wilson (Contributor), Hena Khan (Contributor), Hanna Alkaf (Contributor), Rukhsana Khan (Contributor), Randa Abdel-Fattah (Contributor), Ashley Franklin (Contributor), Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Contributor), Candice Montgomery (Contributor), Huda Al-Marashi (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Contributor), Asmaa Hussein (Contributor), N.H. Senzai (Contributor)

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed with Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), G. Willow Wilson (Contributor), Hena Khan (Contributor), Hanna Alkaf (Contributor), Rukhsana Khan (Contributor), Randa Abdel-Fattah (Contributor), Ashley Franklin (Contributor), Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Contributor), Candice Montgomery (Contributor), Huda Al-Marashi (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Contributor), Asmaa Hussein (Contributor), N.H. Senzai (Contributor)

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Calling a Wolf a Wolf
Kaveh Akbar

100 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

Calling a Wolf a Wolf

Kaveh Akbar

100 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

The Blind Owl
Sadegh Hedayat with D.P. Costello (Translator)

148 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction horror literary challenging dark slow-paced

The Blind Owl

Sadegh Hedayat with D.P. Costello (Translator)

148 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction horror literary challenging dark slow-paced

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
Elif Shafak

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Elif Shafak

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Henna Wars
Adiba Jaigirdar

389 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

The Henna Wars

Adiba Jaigirdar

389 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Melissa Bashardoust

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark medium-paced

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Melissa Bashardoust

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark medium-paced

The Poppy War
The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Disoriental
Négar Djavadi with Tina Kover (Translator)

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Disoriental

Négar Djavadi with Tina Kover (Translator)

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer by Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Altan

I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer
Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Altan

211 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics emotional reflective slow-paced

I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer

Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Altan

211 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics emotional reflective slow-paced

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Reza Aslan

335 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion challenging medium-paced

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Reza Aslan

335 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion challenging medium-paced

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