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Young Adult texts

The Djinn's Apple
by Djamila Morani, Sawad Hussain (translator)
Magic Has No Borders
by Sona Charaipotra (Editor/Contributor), Samira Ahmed (Editor)
Short story collection
Of Light and Shadow
by Tanaz Bhathena
A Girl Like That
by Tanaz Bhathena
Saudi Arabia
Ace of Spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Al-Rawabi School for Girls
by Tima Shomali
Jordan Teen TV Show Netflix Original Arabic Language Jordanian Television
The Door Is Open
by Aisha Saeed
Where the Streets Had a Name
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Safiyyah’s War
by Hiba Noor Khan
My First and Only Love
by Sahar Khalifeh
The Persians
by Sanam Mahloudji
This Book Won't Burn
by Samira Ahmed
Bright Red Fruit
Skunk Girl
by Sheba Karim
The Hijabi Club
by Shaylene Haswar
Fatima Tate Takes the Cake
by Khadijah VanBrakle
Ten Things I Hate About Me
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Chronicle of a Last Summer
by Yasmine El Rashidi
Heir
by Sabaa Tahir
The Doomsday Date
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Every Spiral of Fate
by Tahereh Mafi
Far Away From Here
by Ambata Kazi
Odd Girl Out
by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid
Debts of Fire
by Intisar Khanani
Jameela Green Ruins Everything
by Zarqa Nawaz
The Wishless Ones
by Hafsah Faizal
A Witch’s Guide to Love and Poison
by Aamna Qureshi
Where Sleeping Girls Lie
by Faridah Àbíke-Íyímíde
What Will People Think?
by Sarah Hamdan
Wanting Mor
by Rukhsana Khan
The Descent of the Drowned
by Ana Lal Din
The Blood on the Blade
by Ana Lal Din
A Tempest of Tea
by Hafsah Faizal
The Dos and Donuts of Love
by Adiba Jaigirdar
LGBT+
Four Eids and a Funeral
by Adiba Jaigirdar, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Rani Choudhury Must Die
by Adiba Jaigirdar
LGBT+
A Million to One
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Hijab and Red Lipstick
by Yousra Imran
Forty Words For Love
by Aisha Saeed
The Light at the Bottom of the World
by London Shah
Journey to the Heart of the Abyss
by London Shah
The Exes
by Anam Iqbal
When Michael Met Mina
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Australia/Australians Refugees
The Lady or the Lion
by Aamna Qureshi
Pakistan/Pakistani
The Man or the Monster
by Aamna Qureshi
Pakistan/Pakistani
When a Brown Girl Flees
by Aamna Qureshi
Kite Strings
by Andaleeb Wajid
Asmara's Summer
by Andaleeb Wajid
The Legend of the Wolf
by Andaleeb Wajid
Blinkers Off
by Andaleeb Wajid
When She Went Away
by Andaleeb Wajid
Back in Time
by Andaleeb Wajid
Time Will Tell
by Andaleeb Wajid
No Time for Goodbyes
by Andaleeb Wajid
They Moved
by Andaleeb Wajid
Mirror, Mirror
by Andaleeb Wajid
The Henna Start-up
by Andaleeb Wajid
Six Truths and a Lie
by Ream Shukairy
My Big Fat Desi Wedding
by Prerna Pickett (editor), Tashie Bhuiyan, Aamna Qureshi, Sarah Mughal Rana, Noreen Mughees
Sunburnt Veils
by Sara Haghdoosti
The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story
Huda F Are You?
by Huda Fahmy
hijab USA/Americans
Huda F Cares?
by Huda Fahmy
Hope Ablaze
by Sarah Mughal Rana
Counting Down with You
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Stay With My Heart
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Salaam, With Love
by Sara Sharaf Beg
USA/Americans
It All Comes Back to You
by Farah Naz Rishi
All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir
USA/Americans
Good for Nothing
by Mariam Ansar
The Next New Syrian Girl
by Ream Shukairy
Syria/Syrian USA/Americans
You Think You Know Me
by Ayaan Mohamud
Love from Mecca to Medina
by S. K. Ali
The Sevenfold Hunters
by Rose Egal
LGBT+
The City of Brass
by S. A. Chakraborty
The River of Silver
by S. A. Chakraborty
Meet Me in Mumbai
by Sabina Khan
USA/Americans India/Indian
Why is Nobody Laughing?
by Yasmin Rahman
As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
by Zoulfa Katouh
Syria/Syrian
A Show for Two
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Hollow Fires
by Samira Ahmed
Queen of the Tiles
by Hanna Alkaf
The Balloon Thief
by Aneesa Marufu
This Woven Kingdom
by Tahereh Mafi
You Truly Assumed
by Laila Sabreen
I Bear Witness
by Amani-Nzinga Jabbar
The Awakening of Malcolm X
by Ilyasah Shabazz
X
by Ilyasah Shabazz
Hanifa
by Papatia Feauxzar
Malik
by Papatia Feauxzar
Home and Away
by Candice Montgomery
LGBT+
Muslim Girl
by Umm Zakiyyah
USA/Americans Saudi Arabia/Saudi Arabian
My Heart and Other Black Holes
by Jasmine Warga
disability / mental health
Here We Are Now
by Jasmine Warga
Tell Me How You Really Feel
by Aminah Mae Safi
LGBT+
Not the Girls You’re Looking For
by Aminah Mae Safi
Written in the Stars
by Aisha Saeed
forced marriage
Yes No Maybe So
by Aisha Saeed, Becky Albertalli
When Wings Expand
by Mehded Maryam Sinclair
From Somalia with Love
by Na'ima B. Robert
Black Sheep
by Na'ima B. Robert
Boy vs. Girl
by Na'ima B. Robert
Far From Home
by Na'ima B. Robert
Historical
She Wore Red Trainers
by Na'ima B. Robert
I Hope You Get This Message
by Farah Naz Rishi
LGBT+ Dystopia
All the Things we Never Said
by Yasmin Rahman
disability / mental health
By Any Means Necessary
by Candice Montgomery
LGBT+
Unravel Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Destroy Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Fracture Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Ignite Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Restore Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Reveal Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
Imagine Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Dystopia
An Emotion of Great Delight
by Tahereh Mafi
USA/Americans Islamophobia
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
by Tahereh Mafi
USA/Americans Islamophobia
No True Believers
by Rabiah York Lumbard
USA/Americans Islamophobia
Zara Hossain Is Here
by Sabina Khan
USA/Americans Islamophobia LGBT+
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
USA/Americans LGBT+
Tried & Tested
by Umm Juwayriyah
USA/Americans
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
by Adiba Jaigirdar
LGBT+
The Henna Wars
by Adiba Jaigirdar
LGBT+
Tahira in Bloom
by Farah Heron
God Smites and Other Muslim Girl Problems
by Ishara Deen
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie Courtney
Islamophobia USA/Americans
The Weight of Our Sky
by Hanna Alkaf
disability / mental health Historical Malaysia/Malaysian
Love from A to Z
by S. K. Ali
disability / mental health Qatar - Doha
Saints and Misfits
by S. K. Ali
Misfit in Love
by S. K. Ali
Secrets of the Henna Girl
by Sufiya Ahmed
Internment
by Samira Ahmed
USA/Americans Islamophobia
Love Hate and Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed
USA/Americans Islamophobia
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
by Samira Ahmed
Historical USA/Americans France/French
The Lines We Cross
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Australia/Australians Refugees Islamophobia
Does my Head Look Big in This?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
hijab Australia/Australians