Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 17:53

95 poems pay tribute to essential voices past and present that have the power to provoke us, lead us, and give us hope.

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Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners
Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners

Naomi Shihab Nye
(Adult Nonfiction - 811.54 Nye)


95 poems pay tribute to essential voices past and present that have the power to provoke us, lead us, and give us hope.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Huda F Are You?


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Squire


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • Squire


  • Mirage


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Huda F Are You?


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Something More


  • Thunderbird


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 15:02

Salama Kassab, a pharmacy student volunteering at the hospital in Homs, is desperate to find passage on a refugee boat for herself and her pregnant best friend, but first she must learn to see the events around her for what they are—not a war, but a revolution.

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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Katouh)


Salama Kassab, a pharmacy student volunteering at the hospital in Homs, is desperate to find passage on a refugee boat for herself and her pregnant best friend, but first she must learn to see the events around her for what they are—not a war, but a revolution.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • Ida in the Middle


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Something More


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Huda F Are You?


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Squire


  • Mirage


  • Huda F Are You?


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Thunderbird


  • Squire


  • We Hunt the Flame


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Huda F Are You?

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 15:01

Huda and her family just moved to Dearborn, Michigan, a small town with a big Muslim population. In her old town, Huda knew exactly who she was—she was the hijabi girl. But in Dearborn, everyone is the hijabi girl. Huda is lost in a sea of hijabis, and she can't rely on her hijab to define her anymore. She has to define herself.

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Huda F Are You?
Huda F Are You?

Huda Fahmy
(Graphic Novels - GN Fahmy Huda F Are You)


Huda and her family just moved to Dearborn, Michigan, a small town with a big Muslim population. In her old town, Huda knew exactly who she was—she was the hijabi girl. But in Dearborn, everyone is the hijabi girl. Huda is lost in a sea of hijabis, and she can't rely on her hijab to define her anymore. She has to define herself.
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YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Mirage


  • Squire


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Squire


  • Thunderbird


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Huda F Are You?


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Something More


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Nayra and the Djinn

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 15:00

In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American, girl is helped on her journey to selfhood by a djinn.

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Nayra and the Djinn
Nayra and the Djinn

Iasmin Omar Ata
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Ata Nayra And The Djinn)


In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American, girl is helped on her journey to selfhood by a djinn.
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YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • Something More


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Squire


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Mirage


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Thunderbird


  • Huda F Are You?


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • Squire


  • We Hunt the Flame


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All-American Muslim Girl

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 14:28

Allie was 7 years old when she learned her family was different and feared. Now, she struggles to claim her Muslim and Arabic heritage while finding her place as an American teenager.

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All-American Muslim Girl
All-American Muslim Girl

Nadine Jolie Courtney
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Courtne)


Allie was 7 years old when she learned her family was different and feared. Now, she struggles to claim her Muslim and Arabic heritage while finding her place as an American teenager.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • Huda F Are You?


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Something More


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Mirage


  • Squire


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • Squire


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Thunderbird


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • The Shape of Thunder


more >

Travelers Along the Way

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 14:27

In this reimagination of the legend of Robin Hood, Rahma al-Hud and her older sister Zeena travel to Jerusalem for a final mission, and on their way, they assemble a ragtag band of misfits and get swept up Holy Land politics.

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Travelers Along the Way
Travelers Along the Way

Aminah Mae Safi
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Safi)


In this reimagination of the legend of Robin Hood, Rahma al-Hud and her older sister Zeena travel to Jerusalem for a final mission, and on their way, they assemble a ragtag band of misfits and get swept up Holy Land politics.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • Bright Red Fruit


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Mirage


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Thunderbird


  • Squire


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Huda F Are You?


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • Something More


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Squire


more >

Mirage

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 14:25

In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry; she dreams of having adventures, and traveling beyond her isolated home. But, when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects.

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Mirage
Mirage

Somaiya Daud
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Daud)


In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry; she dreams of having adventures, and traveling beyond her isolated home. But, when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Something More


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Mirage


  • Squire


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Huda F Are You?


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • Thunderbird


  • Ida in the Middle


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Squire


more >

Squire

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 14:21

Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the subjugated Ornu people, knighthood is her only path to full citizenship. Ravaged by famine and mounting tensions, Bayt-Sajji finds itself on the brink of war once again, and Aiza can finally enlist in the competitive Squire training program.

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Squire
Squire

Sara Alfageeh, Nadia Shammas
(Graphic Novels - GN Shammas Squire)


Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the subjugated Ornu people, knighthood is her only path to full citizenship. Ravaged by famine and mounting tensions, Bayt-Sajji finds itself on the brink of war once again, and Aiza can finally enlist in the competitive Squire training program.
more

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Squire


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Huda F Are You?


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Something More


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • Mirage


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • Thunderbird


  • Squire


more >

We Hunt the Flame

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 14:17

In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, 17-year-old huntress Zafira must disguise herself as a man to seek a lost artifact that could return magic to her cursed world.

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We Hunt the Flame
We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Faizal)


In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, 17-year-old huntress Zafira must disguise herself as a man to seek a lost artifact that could return magic to her cursed world.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Squire


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Something More


  • Mirage


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Ida in the Middle


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Thunderbird


  • Squire


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Huda F Are You?


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • Nayra and the Djinn


more >

The Shape of Thunder

Submitted by fsalvagg on Wed, 2023-03-08 14:14

Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her 12th birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy.

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The Shape of Thunder
The Shape of Thunder

Jasmine Warga
(Juvenile Fiction - J Warga)


Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her 12th birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy.

 

YA Arab American Heritage Month

  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • The Shape of Thunder


  • We Hunt the Flame


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • Squire


  • All-American Muslim Girl


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Huda F Are You?


  • Ida in the Middle


  • Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners


  • Travelers Along the Way


  • Nayra and the Djinn


  • A Guide to the Dark


  • The Next New Syrian Girl


  • Thunderbird


  • Bright Red Fruit


  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow


  • Squire


  • It Won't Always Be Like This: A Graphic Memoir


  • Mirage


  • Something More


more >

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