Girl and the ghost by Hanna Alkaf 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020)

BTSB #: 051624 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.6 MG Lexile: 840

Genres: Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology Multicultural Supernatural

Subjects: Demonology - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Single-parent families - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Muslims - Malaysia - Fiction Malaysia - Fiction

Summary: Retells a Malaysian folk tale in which a lonely girl, Suraya, inherits from her grandmother a pelesit, a ghostly demon, who proves to be a good companion, bringing both danger and hope.

Nana, Nenek & Nina by Ferneyhough, Liza 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 332966 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.1 LG Lexile: 540 AD

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Grandmothers - Fiction Family life - Fiction England - Fiction Malaysia - Fiction

Summary: Nina's visits to her two faraway grandmothers-one in Malaysia and one in England-unfold side-by-side, featuring similarities and differences between the two.

Queen of the tiles by Hanna Alkaf 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2022)

BTSB #: 051625 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 5.3 MG+ Lexile: 750 HL

Genres: Mystery Fiction Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Scrabble (Game) - Fiction Contests - Fiction Grief - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Malaysia - Fiction

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Najwa Bakri is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend and Scrabble Queen, Trina, a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.

Thea Stilton and the rainforest rescue [Thea Stilton Volume: #32]by Stilton, Thea 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2020)

BTSB #: 855168 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 720

Genres: Chapter Books Adventure Fiction Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Travel - Fiction Mystery fiction Friendship - Fiction Missing persons - Fiction Rain forests - Fiction Mice - Fiction Malaysia - Fiction

Summary: The Thea Sisters are off to visit Malaysia to help two of their friends write and research a travel guide. While exploring, they learn about a plan to cut down the trees in the forest and their friend Ramlee and their tour guide go missing. Can they find their missing friend and save the forest?

Thea Stilton and the rainforest rescue [Thea Stilton Volume: #32]by Stilton, Thea 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2020)

BTSB #: 855175 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 720

Genres: Adventure Fiction Mystery Fiction Chapter Books

Subjects: Travel - Fiction Mystery fiction Friendship - Fiction Missing persons - Fiction Rain forests - Fiction Mice - Fiction Malaysia - Fiction

Summary: The Thea Sisters are off to visit Malaysia to help two of their friends write and research a travel guide. While exploring, they learn about a plan to cut down the trees in the forest and their friend Ramlee and their tour guide go missing. Can they find their missing friend and save the forest?