Magical reality of Nadia [Magical Reality Of Nadia Volume: Book 1]by Yusuf, Basim 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2021)

BTSB #: 976284 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG Lexile: 620

Genres: Multicultural Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Magic - Fiction Egyptian Americans - Fiction Contests - Fiction Cooperativeness - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Racism - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: Nadia loves fun facts. She plans to win the contest to design a new exhibit at the local museum. But then a new kid shows up and teases Nadia about her Egyptian heritage. It's totally unexpected, and totally throws her off her game. And something else happens that Nadia can't explain: Her amulet starts glowing! She soon discovers that the hippo is holding a helpful -- and hilarious -- secret.

Middle school mischief [Magical Reality Of Nadia Volume: Book 2]by Yusuf, Basim 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2021)

BTSB #: 976292 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.9 MG Lexile: 670

Genres: Multicultural Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Magic - Fiction Egyptian Americans - Fiction Contests - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction Mystery fiction

Summary: Nadia is determined to win a new school contest to choose a new school mascot and is ready to kick butt writing for the school newspaper. But a couple of weeks in, the newspaper is a big mess and the mascot contest is mayhem. Then Nadia and Titi discover her hippo amulet holds a second secret that's super-powerful and super scary. Now Nadia is on the case. If she can solve the mystery of the ancient amulet, then winning the mascot contest and acing reporter assignments should be easy, right?