Supplementary Reading

Title: Henna Is...: Picture Book - HardcoverAuthor: Marzieh AbbasISBN: 9781250862662Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsAges 3 to 5A picture book that serves young readers as a lyrical love letter to henna, written by Muslim Book Reviewer...

Title: A Dupatta Is . . .: Picture Book - HardcoverAuthor: Marzieh AbbasISBN: 9781250820945Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsAges 3 to 5A Dupatta Is..., written by Marzieh Abbas and vividly brought to life by the artwork of Anu Chouhan, is a loving and...

Title: The Book That Almost Rhymed: Picture Book - HardcoverAuthor: Omar AbedISBN: 9780593406380Publisher: Dial BooksAges 3 to 5Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves...

Title: My Name Is Not Harry: A MemoirAuthor: Haroon SiddiquiISBN: 9781459748903Publishing House: DUNDURN PRESS Haroon Siddiqui, veteran Toronto Star editor, recounts his years on the front lines of reporting on global war and local politics, a period...

Title: Saving Stella: A Dog's Dramatic Escape from War - Picture Books - HardcoverAuthor: Bassel Abou FakherISBN: 9781547601332Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Some bonds are stronger than war . . .Life for musician Bassel and his dog Stella in Damascus,...

Title: The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western CivilizationAuthor: Jonathan LyonsISBN: 9781608190584Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of subsistence...

Title: They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom - HardcoverAuthor: Dena TakruriISBN: 9780593134580Publisher: One World PressAhed Tamimi is a world-renowned Palestinian activist, born and raised in the small West Bank village of...

Title: Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar - HardcoverAuthor: Mojdeh Hassani / Illustrated by May FidawiISBN: 9780593110614Publisher: Dial BooksAges 3 to 5It's market day for Samira and her grandma! The bazaar is crowded, but this sweet pair knows how to stick...

Title: A Seed in the Sun - HardcoverAuthor: Aida SalazarISBN: 9780593406601Publisher: Dial BooksAges 9 to 12A farm-working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for workers’ rights in this tender-hearted...

Title: The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley (Mass Market Paperback)Author: MALCOLM X / Alex Haley ISBN: 9780345350688Publisher: Ballantine Books ONE OF TIME’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The...

Title: Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall - Volume 2Author: Gillian GoerzISBN: 9780525552895Publisher: Dial BooksFor fans of Raina Telgemeier and Victoria Jamieson, this middle grade graphic novel series tells the story of Shirley and Jamila, two girl...

Title: The Kindness Of EnemiesAuthor: Aboulela, LeilaISBN: 9781474600927Publisher: Weidenfeld & NicolsonIt’s 2010 and Natasha, a half-Russian, half-Sudanese professor of Islamic studies, is researching the life of Imam Shamil, the...

Title: Who Is Michael Jordan?Author: Kirsten AndersonPublisher: Penguin Workshop Grab your Js and hit the court with this Who Was? biography about NBA superstar Michael Jordan.Meet the man who changed the game forever. Michael Jordan has always been...

Title: Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice - HardcoverAuthor: Salaam, YusefISBN: 9781538705001Publisher: Grand Central Publishing This inspirational memoir serves as a call to action from prison reform activist Yusef...

Title: The Koran Interpreted: A TranslationAuthor: A. J. Arberry (Editor)ISBN: 978-0684825076Publisher: Touchstone The Koran Interpreted is an English translation of the Muslim holy book portrays the spirit, rather than the exact context and rhythm,...

Title: Endangered Minds: Why Children Dont Think And What We Can Do About It Author: Jane M. Healy ISBN: 9780684856209 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Is today's fast-paced media culture creating a toxic environment for our children's...

Title: Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds -- and What We Can Do About ItAuthor: Jane M. HealyISBN: 9780684855394Publisher: Simon & Schuster * When should children start using computers? * How should schools incorporate...

Title: Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls--Sexual Identity, the Cyberbubble, Obsessions, Environmental ToxinsAuthor: Leonard SaxISBN: 9781541617803Publisher: Basic BooksA parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats...

Title: Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young MenAuthor: Leonard SaxISBN: 9780465040827Publisher: Basic Books Why America’s sons are underachieving, and what we can do about it...

Title: The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups - Hardcover Author: Leonard Sax ISBN: 9780465073849 Publisher: Basic Books In this New York Times bestseller, one of America’s premier child...

Title: The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: WITH OVER 100 NEW PAGES OF CUTTING-EDGE CONTENT Author: Timothy Ferriss ISBN: 9780307465351 Publisher: Harmony The New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Body shows readers how to...

Title: Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the CourtAuthor: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Raymond ObstfeldISBN: 978-0316555418Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers   The first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.At...

Title: How to Read a Book Author: Mortimer J. Adler / Charles Van Doren ISBN: 9780671212094 Publisher: Touchstone No one reads all kinds of books the same way. 'How to Read a Book' is a guide to reading comprehension for the general reader...