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Review of The Midnight Panther
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick Studio 48 pp.10/24 9781536238716 $18.99A gentle panther loves the forest, but he’s afraid to scale the tall trees and feels different from the other majestic cats. He admires Tiger’s bold stripes, Lion’s bright mane, and Leopard’s dazzling spots. The...
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Review of My Father’s House
My Father’s House by Mina Javaherbin; illus. by Lindsey YankeyPrimary Candlewick 32 pp.11/24 9781536225532 $18.99A little girl and her father explore his hometown of Isfahan in Iran. They visit the ruins of a fire temple at dawn and meet her father’s friend in his Jewish neighborhood, then meet up with...
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Review of Look! Look!
Look! Look! by Uma Krishnaswami; illus. by Uma KrishnaswamyPrimary Groundwood 32 pp.4/24 9781773069326 $19.99e-book ed. 9781773069333 $16.99A young girl passes by an unremarkable patch of ground on her way to and from school. One day she notices “something small and gray beneath a clump of weeds.” She and her friends...
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Review of The Partition Project
The Partition Project by Saadia FaruqiIntermediate, Middle School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 416 pp.2/24 9780063115811 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063115873 $10.99Seventh grader Mahnoor Raheem is less than thrilled when her Pakistani grandmother, Dadi, comes to live with them in Texas. Not only does Maha have to give up her bedroom, but her father also...
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Review of My Mother’s Tongues: A Weaving of Languages
My Mother’s Tongues: A Weaving of Languages by Uma Menon; illus. by Rahele Jomepour BellPrimary Candlewick 32 pp.2/24 9781536222517 $18.99Sumi’s mother switches effortlessly between Malayalam, a regional language from Kerala, India, and English. She speaks Malayalam to Sumi’s grandmother, a mix of English and Malayalam to Sumi, and English to...
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Review of Drawing Deena
Drawing Deena by Hena KhanMiddle School Salaam/Simon 240 pp.2/24 9781534459915 $17.99e-book ed. 9781534459939 $10.99Thirteen-year-old Deena Rahman’s world revolves around spending time with her friends, creating art, and appeasing her Pakistani American family. Deena also helps her mother run a clothing boutique selling Pakistani outfits, hoping to alleviate tension in their...
We Need Diverse Muslim and Jewish Books: An Update
In their March/April 2020 Horn Book article “We Need Diverse Jewish and Muslim Books: A Conversation,” Heidi Rabinowitz and Sadaf Siddique discussed the state of Jewish and Muslim books and the work being done to share them. They found a number of parallels in their approaches to showcasing Jewish and...
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Review of We Are All We Have
We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos High School Lamb/Random 256 pp. g10/22 978-0-593-12020-0 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-593-12021-7 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-12022-4 $10.99 When an overnight ICE raid in 2019 Brooklyn leads to her mother’s arrest, seventeen-year-old Rania and her eight-year-old brother, Kamal, are left behind....
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Review of Hollow Fires
Hollow Fires by Samira AhmedHigh School Little, Brown 400 pp. g5/22 978-0-316-28264-2 $18.99e-book ed. 978-0-316-28284-0 $9.99In a fast-paced thriller with elements of the supernatural, Ahmed (Internment, rev. 3/19) continues to explore issues of racism and Islamophobia. Chicago high-school senior and budding journalist Safiya Mirza attends exclusive DuSable Prep. When...
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