April is National Arab American Heritage Month. If you're looking for something good to read this month, check out last year's winners of the Arab American Book Awards!
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The stardust thief
by Chelsea Abdullah 2023 Arab American Book Award Winners for Fiction |
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If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel
by Noor Naga 2023 Arab American Book Award Winners for Fiction |
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Muslims of the heartland : how Syrian immigrants made a home in the American Midwest by Edward E. Curtis 2023 Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award This book rejects the stereotype of the Midwest as bleached-out Christian country. It unearths a surprising and intimate history of the first two generations of Syrian Muslims in the Midwest who, in spite of discrimination, created a life that was Arab, American, and Muslim all at the same time. |
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Broken : the failed promise of Muslim inclusion
by Evelyn Alsultany 2023 Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award Runner Up |
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Learning America : one woman's fight for educational justice for refugee children
by Luma Mufleh 2023 Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award Runner Up |
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Ida in the middle by Nora Lester Murad 2023 Arab American Book Award Winner for Young Adult Literature Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents' village near Jerusalem |
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The turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye 2023 Arab American Book Award Runner Up for Young Adult Literature In this highly anticipated stand-alone companion to The Turtle of Oman, Aref travels from Muscat, Oman, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he is reunited with his father and tries to adjust to his new life. |
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Arab Arab all year long! by Cathy Camper 2023 Arab American Book Award Winner for Children's Literature Accompanied by lively illustrations, this picture book celebrates the beauty and diversity of Arab life and childhood enthusiasm throughout the entire year as busy kids take part in traditions old and new. Illustrations. |
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Mama in Congress : Rashida Tlaib's journey to Washington by Rashida Tlaib 2023 Arab American Book Award Runner Up for Children's Literature When Yousif Tlaib asks about his mom's new job in Congress, his older brother, Adam, fills him in--with some help from Rashida Tlaib herself. As he tells his mom's story, Adam reveals information about how elections and our government work, what it means to break barriers, what motivates their mama to work for justice for all, and how love and family have guided them through this historic time in our country. |