Amina's song by Khan, Hena 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2021)

BTSB #: 516477 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.9 MG Lexile: 800

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction School stories Composition (Music) - Fiction

Summary: Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.

Amina's voice by Khan, Hena 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2017)

BTSB #: 516469 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 800

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: 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.

Amina's voice by Khan, Hena 

Paperback(Salaam Reads, 2018)

BTSB #: 516612 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 800

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: 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.

Amina's voice by Khan, Hena 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC ;, 2017)

BTSB #: P03967 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: 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.

Art of secrets : a novel by Klise, James 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2014)

BTSB #: P02509 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Fund raising - Fiction Outsider art - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Chicago (Ill.) - Fiction

Summary: Saba Khan's apartment burns in a mysterious fire, possibly a hate crime, and her Chicago high school rallies around her. Her family moves rent-free into a luxury apartment, her Facebook page explodes, and she starts dating a popular boy. Then a quirky piece of art donated to a school fund-raising effort for the Khans is revealed to be an unknown work by famous outsider artist Henry Danger, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, causing conflicts that turn Saba's life upside down again.

Bilal cooks daal by Saeed, Aisha 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2019)

BTSB #: 774509 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.4 LG Lexile: 520 AD

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Pakistani cooking - Fiction Lentils - Fiction Patience - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction

Summary: Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.

Bounce back [Zayd Saleem, chasing the dream Volume: bk. 3]by Khan, Hena 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2018)

BTSB #: 516473 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.2 MG RC: 4.2 3-5 Lexile: 680 F&P: Q

Genres: Sports Family Life

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Leadership - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: When an injury sidelines new captain Zayd, he must find another way to be a leader for his basketball team.

Long pitch home by Lorenzi, Natalie Dias 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2016)

BTSB #: 587700 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.6 MG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 740 F&P: V

Genres: Sports Family Life

Subjects: Pakistanis - United States - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Muslims - Fiction Family life - Fiction Culture shock - Fiction Cousins - Fiction Father-son relationship - Fiction Baseball - Fiction

Summary: When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?

More to the story by Khan, Hena 

Paperback(Salaam Reads, 2020)

BTSB #: 134922 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 710 F&P: V

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Family life - Georgia - Atlanta - Fiction Newspapers - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Pakistani Americans - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction Atlanta (Ga.) - Fiction

Summary: As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Mirza wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness complicate matters.

More to the story by Khan, Hena 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2019)

BTSB #: 134935 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 710 F&P: V

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Family life - Georgia - Atlanta - Fiction Newspapers - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Pakistani Americans - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction Atlanta (Ga.) - Fiction

Summary: As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Mirza wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness complicate matters.

Place at the table by Faruqi, Saadia 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2020)

BTSB #: 325395 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-12   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 5.2 6-8 Lexile: 680 HL

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Cooking - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction Jews - United States - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction British Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens.

Power forward [Zayd Saleem, chasing the dream Volume: bk. 1]by Khan, Hena 

Paperback(Salaam Reads, 2018)

BTSB #: 516440 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.8 MG Lexile: 600 F&P: Q

Genres: Sports Multicultural

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Honesty - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.

Power forward [Zayd Saleem, chasing the dream Volume: bk. 1]by Khan, Hena 

BTSB Prebound(Salaam Reads, 2018)

BTSB #: 516443 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.8 MG Lexile: 600 F&P: Q

Genres: Sports Multicultural

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Honesty - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.

Unsettled by Faruqi, Reem 

BTSB Prebound New title, awaiting publication or binding.(Harper, 2021)

BTSB #: 325423 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Novels in verse Immigration and emigration - Fiction Pakistani Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction Swimming - Fiction

Summary: Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.