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First daughter : extreme American makeover / by Perkins, Mitali.(CARDINAL)343105;
During her father's presidential campaign, sixteen-year-old Sameera Righton, who was adopted from Pakistan at the age of three, struggles with campaign staffers who want to give her a more "all-American" image and create a fake weblog in her name.
Subjects: Fiction.; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An American family [large print] : a memoir of hope and sacrifice / by Khan, Khirz,1950-author.;
Shoeless in a shaft of sunlight -- Twenty one sparrows -- A stick becomes a ney -- Tomorrow will be better -- The wonders of the DMV -- Already American -- No man is complete until his education is complete -- Shining city -- Baba -- Always be a river -- God is to be found out among the people -- Afterward."An American Family is an intensely personal story about the nature of true patriotism and what it's like to risk everything you know for the promise of a 226-year-old piece of parchment. As Khizr Khan traces his remarkable journey--from humble beginnings on a poultry farm in Pakistan to obtaining a degree from Harvard Law School and raising a family in America--he shows what it means to leave the limitations of one's country behind for the best values and promises of another. He also tells the story of the Khans' middle child, U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq, and the ways in which their undying pride in him and his sacrifice have helped them endure the deepest despair a parent can know."--Goodreads.com
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographies.; Khan, Khizr, 1950-; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice / by Khan, Khizr,1950-author.(CARDINAL)347454;
Shoeless in a shaft of sunlight -- Twenty-one sparrows -- A stick becomes a ney -- Tomorrow will be better -- The wonders of the DMV -- Already American -- No man is complete until his education is complete -- Shining city -- Baba -- Always be a river -- God is found among the people.In fewer than three hundred words, Khizr Khan electrified viewers around the world when he took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. And when he offered to lend Donald Trump his own much-read and dog-eared pocket Constitution, his gesture perfectly encapsulated the feelings of millions. But who was that man, standing beside his wife, extolling the promises and virtues of the U.S. Constitution? In this urgent and timeless immigrant story, we learn that Khizr Khan has been many things. He was the oldest of ten children born to farmers in Pakistan, and a curious and thoughtful boy who listened rapt as his grandfather recited Rumi beneath the moonlight. He was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life. He was a hopeful suitor, awkwardly but earnestly trying to win the heart of a woman far out of his league. He was a brilliant and diligent young family man who worked two jobs to save enough money to put himself through Harvard Law School. He was a loving father who, having instilled in his children the ideals that brought him and his wife to America-the sense of shared dignity and mutual responsibility-tragically lost his son, an Army captain killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq. He was and is a patriot, and a fierce advocate for the rights, dignities, and values enshrined in the American system. "An American Family" shows us who Khizr Khan and millions of other American immigrants are, and why-especially in these tumultuous times-we must not be afraid to step forward for what we believe in when it matters most.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Khan, Khizr, 1950-; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15
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The good son : a novel / by Gruber, Michael,1940-(CARDINAL)466271;
Somewhere in Pakistan, Sonia Laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. Sonia, a deeply religious woman as well as a Jungian psychologist, has become the de facto leader of the kidnapped group, while her son Theo, an ex-Delta soldier, uses his military connections to find and free the victims.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political kidnapping; Pakistani Americans; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 19
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Leila in saffron / by Guidroz, Rukhsanna,author.(CARDINAL)804497; Mirtalipova, Dinara,illustrator.(CARDINAL)618651;
Shy and unsure of herself, Leila discovers all the things that make her special with the loving help of her Naani.550LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Pakistani Americans; Self-acceptance;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 23
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The good son [sound recording] : a novel / by Gruber, Michael,1940-(CARDINAL)466271; Shah, Neil,1976-;
Read by Neil Shah.Somewhere in Pakistan, Sonia Laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. Sonia, a deeply religious woman as well as a Jungian psychologist, has become the de facto leader of the kidnapped group, while her son Theo, an ex-Delta soldier, uses his military connections to find and free the victims.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Pakistani Americans; Political kidnapping;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The Eidi bag / by Afzal, Shazia,author.(CARDINAL)882164; Delsooz, Shiva,illustrator.(CARDINAL)890347;
"Sarah is excited to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in her new country. Her mother warns her that things might be different than they were in Pakistan, but that doesn't faze her one bit. She has her Eidi bag ready and expects to receive enough gifts of money from friends and family for new markers and treats for her friends. But when Sarah arrives at the masjid, no one pays any attention to her waiting Eidi bag -- not Sana Khala, not Uncle Hamza, and not even Sister Salma! In Pakistan, her bag would be filled with money and she'd be able to buy goodies and toys. But instead she heads home from prayer feeling sad and disappointed -- and wishing that she'd never left Pakistan. Then, later that day, as friends and family begin to arrive at her house to celebrate Eid, they bring gifts that give Sarah a new perspective and appreciation for the traditions of her adopted country."--
Subjects: Picture books.; ʻĪd al-Fiṭr; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The reluctant fundamentalist [sound recording] / by Hamid, Mohsin,1971-(CARDINAL)660764; Bhabha, Satya.;
Read by Satya Bhabha.Pre 9/11, Princeton graduate Changez is living the immigrant's dream in America. Recruited by an elite New York financial company and caught up in Manhattan's hip social whirl, Changez is on top of the world. But in the wake of September 11, he is subject to intensified scrutiny and physical threats and finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Audiobooks.; Pakistani Americans; Race discrimination; Self-perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yasmin the doctor / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Aly, Hatem,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352647;
After Yasmin and her father spend the day working on a large jigsaw puzzle, her father does not feel well the next morning--and Doctor Yasmin is sure she can diagnose the problem, and prescribe a cure.Ages 5-8.Grades K-1.470LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; Readers (Publications); Fathers and daughters; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 9
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Marya Khan and the fabulous jasmine garden / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Bushry, Ani,illustrator.;
When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy.Ages 6 to 9.
Subjects: Fiction.; Novels.; Gardens; Pakistani Americans; Schools;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 24
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