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82 teen novels with Muslim characters/themes

by Pam | Nov 27, 2020 | Blog, Books, education | 2 comments

 

MuslimgoldList includes Arooj Hayat’s & my The Parkour Club, 2020. Please let us know if we’ve inadvertently included middle grade, nonfiction, or any misspellings.

All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

An Acquaintance by Saba Syed

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhas

Ayesha Dean: The Seville Secret by Melati Lum

Ayesha Dean: The Istanbul Intrigue by Melati Lum

Beneath My Mother’s Feet by Amjed Qamar

Best Ramadan Ever by Medeira Sharif

Borderline by Allan Stratton

Boy vs. Girl by Naima B. Robert

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

Burning Boats by Zaynab Dawood

The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad

Dare to Disappoint by Ozge Samanci

Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai

Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab

Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed

From Somalia with Love by Naima B Robert

A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached

A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena

A Hand Full of Stars by Rafik Schami

House of Ibn Kathir by SN Jalalt

I Love That I Miss My Sister by Amelie Sarn

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

I’m Just Me by MG Higgins

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Invincible Abdullah by Haji U. Hutchinson

It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozah Dumas

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi

The Lines We Cross by Randa Abel-Fattah

A Long Pitch Home by Natalie Dias Lorenzi

Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali

Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar

Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury

Muktar and the Camels by Janet Graber

The Muslims by Zanib Mian

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

Not the Girls You’re Looking for by Aminah Mae Safi

Overboard by Elizabeth Fama

The Parkour Club by Arooj Hayat & Pam Withers

Proud by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Rebels by Accident by Patricia Dunn

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Sadia by Colleen Nelson

Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Satoko and Nada by Yupechika

Saving Kabul Corner by NH Senzai

Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham

Secret Sky by Atia Abawi

She Wore Red Trainers by Naima B. Robert

Shooting Kabul by NH Senzai

Skunk Girl by Sheila Karim

Sophia’s Journal by Najiyah Diana Maxfield

Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah

That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim

The Thing We Call Heart by Sheba Karim

Treasure at Bayan Bluff by Farah Zaman

The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye

Tyrant’s Daughter by JC Carleson

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

The Visitors by Linda D Delgado

Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan

Watched by Marina Budhus

The Weight of our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

When Wings Expand by Mehded Maryam Sinclair

Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed

X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz

Yara’s Spring by Jamal Saeed & Sharon E McKay

Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan

Other useful resources:

https://readingmiddlegrade.com/muslim-ya-books/

https://hijabilibrarians.com/

https://islamhashtag.com/

https://theimperfectmuslimah.com/category/reviews/

https://www.muslimmummies.com/lets-read-together/

https://muslimreads.com/

https://www.instagram.com/the_elehaa/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/sisteraid/?hl=en

https://fabulouslyliberated.wordpress.com/tag/book-reviews/

https://beflawlessmuslim.wordpress.com/

https://papatia.wordpress.com/

https://thebookjacket.com/books/

https://www.instagram.com/emansbookshelf/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/taleswithmimi/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/kulthumsalim.md/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/kulthumsalim.md/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/umm.afraz/?hl=en

 

2 Comments

  1. Leanne Dyck on November 29, 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Thank you for this extensive list, Pam. By-the-by, I’m enjoying The Parkour Club and look forward to reviewing it in 2021.

    Reply
    • Pam on November 29, 2020 at 10:58 pm

      Thanks Leanne! Safe e-hugs from Vancouver.

      Reply

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