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5) Amal unbound
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English
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In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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BEST READS OF 2023: New York Times Book Review • USA Today • The Skimm • Bookpage • St Louis Post-Dispatch / BEST HOLIDAY GIFTS 2023: Publishers Weekly / MOST ANTICIPATED READS OF 2023: ELLE • The Millions • Essence
"Aisha Harris is one of our smartest, most entertaining modern cultural critics (...) which might as well be parlance for, "Read me immediately."—ELLE
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...9) Omar rising
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Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Seventh-grader Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding schoo in Pakistan.
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English
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In her book Self-Inflicted Wounds, comedian, actress, and cohost of CBS's daytime hit show The Talk, Aisha Tyler recounts a series of epic mistakes and hilarious stories of crushing personal humiliation, and the personal insights and authentic wisdom she gathered along the way.
The essays in Self-Inflicted Wounds are refreshingly and sometimes brutally honest, surprising, and laugh-out-loud funny, vividly translating the brand of humor Tyler...
11) Bilal cooks daal
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Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.
14) Far from Agrabah
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Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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One magic carpet ride to a mysterious land, one unforgettable adventure. Princess Jasmine has always wanted more out of her life, to travel beyond the palace walls, to get to know her people better and to one day become sultana and lead Agrabah. Unfortunately, her overprotective father does not agree. And he keeps introducing her to foreign princes, including a strange, if admittedly charming, one named Ali. Prince Ali has a secret. He's not actually...
15) THOU
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English
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In THOU, Aisha Sasha John knows the day—biblically. What if time itself was an object of desire? And the book was a theatre for that? Aisha Sasha John has a crush on time. Which is why she discipled in it. For three years. Also for three months. Also for three months at 33. Ya. Aisha Sasha John has a crush on time and discipled in time, moving it across her body, watching it, um, course the day. She slowed it down and thought along it, she cut it...
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English
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Do you constantly experience frustration, low self-esteem, or find yourself reacting to difficult situations in a passive-aggressive manner?How many times have you felt that outdated stereotypes and prejudices have prevented you from fulfilling your potential? If you think you need to strengthen your spirit, then read on...It happens to everyone to feel down about their appearance, the way their relationship or job is going, ruining their day and...
17) Ellie's Fate
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English
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What would you do if Fate gave you a second chance? Would you learn from your past mistakes and take it as an opportunity to correct all wrongs?Fate has given Ellie another chance at life. The question remains... would it be worthwhile? My whole life shifted when Ellie died.Eleanor James. Ellie. My best friend.She was someone I knew better than even myself... or so I thought.Ellie's life was cut short. Ravaged by her addiction to drugs, and perhaps,...
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English
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Bouncing from relationship to relationship keeps you from facing YOUR HEALING
Aisha Thomas reached her lowest point as she contemplated suicide while in an abusive relationship. Why was she not good enough? What more could Aisha do to find the real love she dreamed of? Her patterns of relationship jumping never allowed her to address the years of trauma that affected her confidence. Aisha assumed confidence and wholeness came from being in a relationship...
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English
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One night, little Gary Alter woke up only to witness his older brother, Jay, running away. Jay had been acting weird lately, but not to that extent. Mr. and Mrs. Alter weren't too happy about the runaway when they found out and it stirred up some trouble between the married couple. Good thing Gary doesn't live with his parents anymore. As a child, he was sent to live with his wealthy and kind Grandparents. He was finishing his last year of medical...
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English
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Aisha Harris has made a name for herself as someone you can turn to for a razor-sharp take on whatever show or movie everyone is talking about. Now, she turns her talents inward, mining the benchmarks of her nineties childhood and beyond to analyze the tropes that are shaping all of us, and our ability to shape them right back.
In the opening essay, an interaction with Chance the Rapper prompts an investigation into the origin myth of her name. Elsewhere,...