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Muslim Reading List

Map for Falasteen, A: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child’s Search for Home

by Maysa Odeh and Aliaa Betawi

(Honor, 2025)

Saving Sunshine

Saving Sunshine

by Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan

(Finalist, 2024)

Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education

Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education

by Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Suana Verelst

(Honor, 2014)

Kareem Between

Kareem Between

by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

(Finalist, 2025)

Ida in the Middle

Ida in the Middle

by Nora Lester Murad

(Finalist, 2024)

Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

by Jeanette Winter

(Winner, 2010)

Safiyyah's War

Safiyyah’s War

by Hiba Noor Khan

(Honor, 2025)

Fight Back

Fight Back

by A.M. Dassu

(Finalist, 2023)

Malala's Magic Pencil

Malala’s Magic Pencil

by Malala Yousafzai, illustrated by Kerascoët

(Winner, 2018)

The Strongest Heart

by Saadia Faruqi

(Finalist, 2026)

Unsettled

Unsettled

by Reem Faruqi

(Finalist, 2022)

Night Diary, The

The Night Diary

by Veera Hiranandani

(Honor, 2019)

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