Lists and Suggestions for Teens
List: Arab American Voices in YA Fiction and Nonfiction
A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
Abirached, Zeina, 1981-
Living in the midst of civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, Zeina and her brother face an evening of appre... More
Mirage
Daud, Somaiya, author.
"In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She d... More
Home Is Not a Country
Elhillo, Safia, author.
"Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. B... More
We Hunt the Flame
Faizal, Hafsah, author.
In a world inspired by ancient Arabia, seventeen-year-old huntress Zafira must disguise herself as ... More
I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
Gharib, Malaka, author, illustrator.
"I Was Their American Dream is at once a coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands o... More
There Is No Long Distance Now: Very Short Stories
Nye, Naomi Shihab.
Forty short stories by an award-winning author and poet. ... More
Not the Girls You're Looking For
Safi, Aminah Mae, author.
A Muslim-American teen goes into denial mode about her role in an out-of-control party that occurre... More
Here We Are Now
Warga, Jasmine, author.
While her mother is out of town, sixteen-year-old Taliah accompanies her estranged father--a famous... More