Spanning 130 years of love, this tale of immortal lovers searching for their perfect place and time shows the beauty of being alive, a celebration of queer love and a reminder that behind every tragic thing there is something exquisite.
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Ramadan Reads
Learn more about the Muslim experience by reading one of these books with Muslim characters at the center.
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- Sixteen-year-old Leena has always wished for a big family. But when she discovers she has a Muslim grandfather and aunt she never knew, she learns that family comes with tangled histories she may not be able to heal.
- Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this funny and heartfelt near-future speculative novel perfect for fans of "Unpregnant."
- Ex-best friends Tiwa and Said must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition in this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding!
- Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of an alleged attack on a Los Angeles beach and must trust or turn their backs on each other to prove their innocence. Told in their separate voices!
- Fatima Tate wants to be a baker AND enjoy some innocent flirting with her hot friend Raheem — but her strict Muslim parents would never approve of either.
- Sade set out to find out what happened to her roommate. The more Sade investigates, the more she realizes there's more to Alfred Nobel Academy. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface — secrets that rival even her own.
- In what reviewers have called an "unconventional fish-out-of-water" story, Huda struggles with identity when she is no longer the only student wearing a hijab. Despite exploring some heavy topics, Fahmy's voice is hilarious, charming and witty.
- Satoko, a Japanese student studying in America, has a new roommate: a Saudi Arabian woman named Nada!
- In this memoir, Amra recounts her life during the 1990 Bosnian genocide. While living through her worst nightmare, she also finds a stray cat that changes her life forever.
- After discovering the body of 14-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, 17-year-old journalism student Safiya Mirza begins investigating his murder and ends up confronting white supremacy in her own high school.
- When you check into room nine at the Wildwood Motel, you can never leave! Mira and Layla get stranded on their road trip and stay in room nine, where they learn that eight people have died. Can they get out, or will they become the next victims?
- Refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee.
- This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith and first love.
- Sy, a 17-year-old gay Muslim boy, travels the world for a second chance at love after a possibly magical heiress grants him three wishes.
- After a terrorist attack in the U.S., anti-Islamic statements threaten the life these three Black Muslim girls built. Sabriya, Zakat and Farah are determined to stand strong against the threats that continue to challenge them.
My Big, Fat Desi Wedding
a YA Romance Anthology
Desi wedding must-haves: Drama. Food. Fashion. More drama. More food. And, of course, nosy aunties and uncles. This collection of short stories has it all!- Struggling with her parents' divorce and her grandmother's dementia, Sarah Khan tries to distract herself in a home renovation project. Instead, she finds the house is full of dark family secrets that give rise to ghostly apparitions.
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