People & Places - Middle East
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Twas the Day Before Christmas in Bethlehem Town
$26.95 Add to cartThis heartwarming, read-aloud Nativity story brings first-century Bethlehem to life through rhythm and rhyme inspired by the classic Christmas poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” by Clement Clarke Moor… [more below]
- Author: Bond Diggins, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0819875597
- Language: English
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Hafsa’s Way
$17.99 Read moreIn this gripping novel by the author of the New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, Hafsa pushes back against her family’s expectations–and discovers her own power.
Hafsa intends to be a doctor one d- Author: Saeed, Aisha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0593529375
- Language: English
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The Henna Helper
$19.95 Add to cartFrom award-winning author, Tami Lehman-Wilzig, comes a new picture book highlighting the Yemenite pre-wedding ceremony of Henna.
Deep in Tel Aviv’s Yemenite Quarter, the small houses on Yom Tov Street
- Author: Lehman-Wilzig, Tami
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1681156628
- Language: English
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Matzah Ball Chase
$18.95 Add to cart“This very silly rhyming story…encourages travel, exploration, and learning about one’s heritage.” —Association of Jewish Libraries
Just as a boy’s grandmother puts some delicious matzah ball soup i
- Author: Burk, Rachelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1681156369
- Language: English
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The Biker Girls
$18.99 Add to cartPakistani artist and activist Shehzil Malik’s empowering picture book celebrates girls carving out the right to ride bikes, in a society where it’s traditionally been only allowed for boys.
Zoey has n- Author: Malik, Shehzil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0593324919
- Language: English
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Hilwa’s Gifts
$18.99 Add to cartA heartwarming picture-book debut brings a tradition many thousands of years old–harvesting and pressing olives into oil–vividly to life, showing how customs unite us across time and space.
Ali has- Author: Suleiman, Safa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1536229423
- Language: English
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Welcome to Nowhere
$8.99 Read more“A compassionate, heart-wrenching work that helps readers understand the profound losses people suffer during wartime. ” Kirkus Reviews
From award-winning and beloved children’s author Elizabeth Laird- Author: Laird, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1035034735
- Language: English
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The Three Lucys
$12.95 Read moreAfter a young Lebanese boy loses one of his beloved cats when his village comes under attack, he must learn to cope with loss and hope for a peaceful future.
Luli likes to sit in the shade of an olive
- Author: Charara, Hayan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 164379602X
- Language: English
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One Half from the East
$9.99 Read morePerfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day
- Author: Hashimi, Nadia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0062421913
- Language: English
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A Thousand Questions
$16.99 Read moreSet against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi’s tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big
- Author: Faruqi, Saadia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0062943200
- Language: English
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Mystery Bottle
$18.95 Read moreWinner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, Mystery Bottle is a delightful picture book about a boy in Brooklyn and his grandfather in Iran that shows us that love has no borders.
A boy in Br- Author: Balouch, Kristen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1623718244
- Language: English
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My Olive Tree
$18.99 Add to cartIn this simple, touching picture book about the healing power of a loving community, a girl’s grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war-torn land.
Salam’s grandpa says that olive- Author: Elbayya, Hazar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0593810228
- Language: English
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The Seasons of Parastoo
$18.99 Read moreWhen Parastoo’s mother must go away for the winter, the cycles of nature give Parastoo hope that her mother, like the birds, will return in the spring.
Parastoo loves the colors that make up her world- Author: Kheiriyeh, Rashin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0593108914
- Language: English
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Sitti’s Bird: A Gaza Story
$8.95 Read moreA sensitive and heart warming story of how a little girl in Gaza finds strength and hope through her painting. Sitti’s Bird is a unique children’s picture book, written and illustrated by Palestinian … [more below]
- Author: Mattar, Malak
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1623716918
- Language: English
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Rostam’s Picture-Day Pusteen
$17.99 Add to cart- Author: Tahmaseb, Ryan Bani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1623543819
- Language: English
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The Girl with a Brave Heart
$9.99 Read moreYoung Shiraz lives a lonely life with her stepmother and stepsister, completely unaware of the old woman who lives alone next door…until Shiraz’s runaway yarn ball brings them face-to-face. This bea… [more below]
- Author: Jahanforuz, Rita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1846869315
- Language: English
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My Beautiful Birds
$13.95 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Children’s Books selection. The moving story of one boy’s refugee experience in the Syrian Civil War and the birds who help him on the road to emotional healing
Behind Sami, t
- Author: del Rizzo, Suzanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 31 2020
- ISBN10: 1772781215
- Language: English
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Burning Every Day
$16.99 Add to cartA philosophically rich short story imbued with Islamic thought and mystical values, Burning Every Day tells the story of the Sun as she seeks to understand the truth of Ashura and the meaning of the m
- Author: Ta’er, Yusuf
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: February 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1958882011
- Language: English
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My Name Is Parvana
$12.99 Add to cartThe fourth book in the internationally bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey and Mud City.
In this stunning sequel, Parvana, now fifteen, is found in a bombed-out school
- Series: Breadwinner #4
- Author: Ellis, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1554982987
- Language: English
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A Thousand Questions
$9.99 Read moreSet against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi’s tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big
- Author: Faruqi, Saadia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0062943219
- Language: English
