Author: FINDER, SYDNEY

Borderline by Allan Stratton (FIC STR)
(ADVENTURE)
Life's not easy for 15-year-old Sami Sabiri, especially as the only Muslim kid at his private school. And when Sami catches his father in a lie, everything he's ever known comes into question.
Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim (FIC KAR) (HUMOR)
Nina Khan is not just the only Asian or Muslim student in her small-town high school in upstate New York, she also faces the legacy of her "Supernerd" older sister, body hair, and the pain of having a crush when her parents forbid her to date.
Daughter of the War by M. Skrypuch (FIC SKR) (HISTORICAL)
Marta, a young Armenian refugee, survives the Armenian genocide in Turkey during World War I, and disguises herself as a Muslim in order to locate her betrothed and her sister, who were sold into slavery.
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Abdel-Fattah
(FIC ABD) (REALISTIC)
Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.
Anahita’s Woven Riddle
by Meghan Nuttall Sayres (FIC SAY) (REALISTIC)
In Iran, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers.
Kampung Boy by LAT (GN LAT) (GRAPHIC NOVLE)
Relates the life experiences, from birth to his start in boarding school, of a Muslim boy growing up on a rubber plantation in rural Malaysia.
The Flame Tree by Richard Lewis (FIC LEW) (ADVENTURE)
Just before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an anti-American Muslim group gains power in Java, and Isaac, the twelve-year-old son of American missionary doctors, finds his world turned upside-down.

What I Meant by Marie Lamba (FIC LAM) REALISTIC)
Having to share her home with her demanding and devious aunt from India makes it all the more difficult for fifteen-year-old Sang to deal with such things as her parents thinking she is too young to date, getting less than perfect grades, and being shut out by her long-time best friend.
Naming Maya by Krishnaswami (FIC KRI) (REALISTIC)
When Maya accompanies her mother to India to sell her grandfather's house, she uncovers family history relating to her parents' divorce and learns more about herself and her relationship with her mother.
For Matrimonial Purposes by Daswani (FIC DAS) (ROMANCE)
Anju leaves behind the strict traditions of her family after moving from Bombay to New York, where she attempts to make a new life for herself and find independence and love.
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah MacDonald (Biography MAC) (BIO)
Sarah MacDonald chronicles her adventures in New Delhi, where she moved in 1999 after quitting a great job in Australia to follow the love of her life who had been relocated to India.
Shiva’s Fire by Suzanne Staples (FIC STAP) (REALISTIC)
In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (FIC RUS) (HISTORICAL)
The story of Saleem Sinal, born precisely at midnight August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: a Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (820.9 NAF) (NON-FIC)
The author presents a memoir of her life in post-revolutionary Iran, focusing on her organization of a group of young women in 1997 who met secretly once a week to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature.
Persepolis: a Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi (GN SAT)
(GRAPHIC NOVLE)
Contains black-and-white comic strip images in which the author shares the story of her life in Tehran, Iran, where she lived from ages six to fourteen while the country came under control of the Islamic regime.

Multicultural Literature:
The Middle EasternVoice

PRHS
Library

Media Center Information
Hours: Monday– Friday: 6:45-2:10 pm
End Zone: Mon-Thurs 2:10-4:30
Printing Info: $0.10 a page for B&W .....$1.00 a page for color
Checking out Books:
Books are checked out for 2 weeks and can be renewed. Overdue books fees are $0.10 a day.
Students may have 3 books checked out at a time.
Students may not check out books until overdue books are returned and fines over $4 are payed off.
If you don’t find that book on the shelf, then use our catalog kiosk to see if the book is available. If it is checked out then we can notify you when it is returned– just put it on hold at the circulation desk.

“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams” (Jimmy Carter).

Overboard by Elizabeth Fama (FIC FAM) (ADVENTURE)
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.
A Stone in My Hand by Cathryn Clinton (FIC CLI)
(HISTORICAL)
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.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini
(FIC HOS) (HISTORICAL)
Afghan women Mariam and Laila grow close, despite their nearly twenty-year age difference and initial rivalry, as they suffer at the hands of a common enemy--their abusive, much-older husband, Rasheed.
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (FIC ELL) (REALISTIC)
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.
Living as a Refugee in America: Mohammed’s Story by Helen Howard (973 HOW) (NON-FIC)
Presents a short study of what it is like to be a refugee living in America, and follows the experiences of Mohammed Nazari, a young sixteen-year-old boy who, with his mother and siblings, came to this country from Afghanistan
Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis (FIC ELL) (REALISTIC)
With Kabul in ruins from the Taliban's control, Parvana dresses as a boy and sets out to leave Afghanistan in search of her family.
West of Kabul, East of New York (B ANS) (BIO)
Ansary, son of an Afghan father and American mother, describes his life in Afghanistan where he was born in 1948, and in America where he has lived since the age of sixteen, and discusses the impact of an E-mail he sent to friends on Sept. 12, 2001 to express his feelings about the Taliban, which gained worldwide attention.
Karma: a Novel in Verse by Cathy Ostlere (FIC OST)
(ADVENTURE)
In 1984, following her mother's suicide, 15-year-old Maya and her Sikh father travel to New Delhi from Canada to place her mother's ashes in their final resting place. On the night of their arrival, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated, Maya and her father are separated when the city erupts in chaos, and Maya must rely on Sandeep, a boy she has just met, for survival.
Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman (FIC VEN)
(HISTORICAL)
In India, in 1941, when her father becomes brain-damaged in a non-violent protest march, fifteen-year-old Vidya and her family are forced to move in with her father's extended family and become accustomed to a totally different way of life.
Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth (FIC SHE) (HISTORICAL)
In India in the 1940's, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and political reforms.
A Bed of Red Flowers: in Search of my Afghanistan by Nelofer Pazira (B PAZ) 9BIO)
Nelofer Pazira recounts the experiences she had during her childhood in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation.
Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Staples (FIC STA) (REALISTIC)
A young Afghan girl, Najmah, befriends an American woman, Nusrat in Peshawar, Pakistan, after Najmah flees her native Afghanistan during the 2001 war; and together they begin a long journey to located their missing loved ones after the war ends
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (FIC HOS) (REALISTIC)
Amir, haunted by his betrayal of Hassan, the son of his father's servant and a childhood friend, returns to Kabul as an adult after he learns Hassan has been killed, in an attempt to redeem himself by rescuing Hassan's son from a life of slavery to a Taliban official.
The Storyteller’s Daughter by Saira Shah
(958.104 SHA) (NON-FIC)
Saira Shah reflects on how being the English-born daughter of an Afghan aristocrat impacted her life and led her to rediscover the history of her people.
Media Center Information
Hours: Monday—Friday: 6:45– 2:10 PM
End Zone: Mon– Thursday: 2:10– 4:30 PM
Printing Info: $0.10 a page for B&W… $1.00 a page for color
Checking Out Books
Books are checked out for 2 weeks and can be renewed. Overdue book fees are $0.10 a day.
Students may have 3 books checked out at once.
Students may not check out books until overdue books are returned and fines over $5.00 are paid off.