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Reviewing Children & YA Islamic Fiction, Books by Muslim Authors, & Books Featuring Muslim Characters
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That Counts! A Wudu Story by Jenny Molendyk Divleli illustrated by Ava Haghighi
I love funny books for our little Muslims and this one manages to take the kid giggling topic of passing gas and combine it with the educational element of making wudu and what breaks it, in an adorably illustrated way. Mercifully it does not get too “gross” with discussing fluctuance and I absolutely adore that the imam is so patient and kind. Over 32 pages we see Hamza and his friends make wudu, Hamza break his wudu and have to make it again and Imam Mustafa field questions about what counts as breaking wudu and what doesn’t. Perfect for toddlers…
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Golden Flight: The Keeper’s Records of Revolution by S.K. Ali
I had preordered this book, but there was a delay, so I purchased the audio book and started there. When the book was delivered, I switched to it and admittedly got a bit stuck. I didn’t recall the details of book 1, Fledgling, and was struggling with the six or seven alternating points of view, alhumdulillah, a massive road trip had me returning to the audio book (which has different voices for each pov), and the rest as they say, was history. I was sucked in, caught up, and truly invested in the heist, the characters, the fate of the…
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The Steinway Seven: A Novel by Badees Nouiouat
This 308 page book is classified as a YA read for content, but it plays out in dual points of view by adults. Years ago I would have classified it as, “Islamic fiction,” but those lines have been blurred in recent years, and the author mercifully doesn’t get overly preachy or didactic with the ample Islamic references and framing- it is who the characters are, or strive to be, and part of their world. I’ll admit by the fourth chapter, I was nervous. The author does not shy away from positioning his characters in rough spots from the get go:…
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