People & Places - Middle East
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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 Add to cartWhen 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 Add to cartA 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 Add to cartYoung 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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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
$6.99 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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The Cat at the Wall
$9.95 Read moreA remarkable and thought-provoking new novel set on Israel’s West Bank, by the author of The Breadwinner.
On Israel’s West Bank, a cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house that has just been commandee
- Author: Ellis, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1554987075
- 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 Add to cartWhen 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 Add to cartA 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 Read moreA 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
$9.95 Read moreThe 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 Add to cartSet 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
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Nour’s Secret Library
$9.99 Read moreForced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. Based on the author’s own life experience and ins… [more below]
- Author: Tarnowska, Wafa’
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1646862929
- Language: English
