pickThis was a wonderful book focused on Sadia & 2 other Muslim girls, all immigrants to Canada. Mariam has started de-jabbing (changing clothes & removing her headscarf) at school, Sadia is set on continuing to wear hers even as it makes playing basketball more difficult, and Amira is a newly arrived refugee from Syria. Along with their classmates they deal with changing friendships and seeing a wider perspective through a class photography project.
pickI really liked the story, I feel like it had a strong message. However, I think it was trying to do too much in the short amount of pages it had. There was a lot to deal with, and the author did an okay job. It all just needed a bit more to truly feel complete.
pickFrom debut author Maleeha Siddiqui , a modern spin on the Parent Trap trope. Funny and realistic characters and dialogue.
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so-soTorn between thumbs up and so-so. Zain just wants to play, but dad is too busy and wants him to slow down. A calm and community-oriented religious leader takes the time to let Zain participate, and no lessons are learned on this seemingly average Friday. Love representative picture books like this where kids can see themselves and their families. #Muslim #InclusivePicturebooks
I'm in a major reading slump. I can't think of what to read next, and I can't seem to finish what I start. I'm 50 books behind in this year's reading challenge. But my nephew is about to get a super comfy afghan whether he wants one or not. It's not the first blanket I've started, but I hope it's the first one I finish.
pick4 ⭐ This is the true story about the first woman to play in the NCAA with a hijab. This book starts from her girlhood and how she always plays ball up to her college career and even trying to turn pro. But the pros had denied her because of the hijab. She fought to get the rules changed, and she won. This is an interesting book. The author chooses a strange way of telling the story. It has a unique rhythm and wordplay
