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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Ballantine Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 527 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"With its first great victory in the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the civil rights movement gained the powerful momentum it needed to sweep forward into its crucial decade, the 1960s. As voices of protest and change rose above the din of history and false promises, one voice sounded more urgently, more passionately, than the rest. Malcolm X - once called the most dangerous man in America - challenged the world...
2) X: a novel
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Co-written by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.
Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies--after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he...
4) Infidel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi Ali's story tells how a bright little girl evolved out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no story could be timelier or more significant.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress
5) Internment
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Rebellions are built on hope. In a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of new friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp's Director and his guards." --
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
This biography of Malcolm X draws on new research to trace his life from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination. Years in the making, it is a definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figures in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story,...
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
2010, c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
While buying gifts for his family to wear to the mosque on Eid a shoemaker is persuaded to get new pants for himself, but the only pair available is too long and no one seems to have time to shorten them.
9) Temple folk
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America"--
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
212 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Omar and his friends team up to raise money to save his family's favorite mosque, and when the money goes missing, they find the most unlikely culprit."--
Omar is always full of ideas! His family's favorite mosque needs a new roof, and Omar's money-raising plans are brilliant, especially the talent contest at school. It's a huge success, but the next day, the money is missing! Omar needs all of his super-spy creativity to track down the thief....
12) The Islam book
Publisher
DK Publishing, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive, accessible, and factual guide to Islam is essential to understanding the world's fastest-growing religion. This essential guide to Islam covers every aspect of the Muslim faith and its history - from the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the teachings of the Koran to Islam in the 21st century. Celebrating the scientific, literary, and artistic achievements of the Islamic Golden Age and the ideas of philosophers and theologians across...
13) The night diary
Author
Language
English
Description
Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
15) Amina's voice
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 1
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 197 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
16) Yo soy Muslim
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A lyrical celebration of multiculturalism as a parent shares with a child the value of their heritage and why it should be a source of pride, even when others disagree.
17) Epic hero flop
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 4
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
190 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Omar takes the blame for a few small things to keep his friends out of trouble, he feels great--until something big happens and everyone thinks Omar did it"--
19) The kindest red
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Sisters Faizah and Asiyah learn how to spread kindness on school picture day.
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