Bit of Earth by Riazi, Karuna 

BTSB Prebound(Greenwillow Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 749467 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Pakistanis - Fiction Families - Fiction Homesickness - Fiction Gardens - Fiction Orphans - Fiction Muslims - Fiction Long Island (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to "give her a better life" in the America, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world.

Bit of Earth by Riazi, Karuna 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 749456 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Pakistanis - Fiction Families - Fiction Homesickness - Fiction Gardens - Fiction Orphans - Fiction Muslims - Fiction Large print books Long Island (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to "give her a better life" in the America, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world. In large print hardcover format.

Zara Hossain is here by Khan, Sabina 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2022)

BTSB #: 516484 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Pakistanis - Fiction Muslims - Fiction Racism - Fiction Corpus Christi (Tex.) - Fiction

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. She tries to avoid conflicts so her family can get their green cards, but when a bully takes things too far, she has to weigh the consequences of fighting back.

Zara Hossain is here by Khan, Sabina 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2021)

BTSB #: P08838 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Muslims - Fiction Pakistanis - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction Racism - Fiction Bullies - Fiction

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. She tries to avoid conflicts so her family can get their green cards, but when a bully takes things too far, she has to weigh the consequences of fighting back.