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Marya Khan and the fabulous jasmine garden [audio-enabled device] by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Bushry, Ani,illustrator.; Rishi, Farah,narrator.; Findaway World, LLC,issuing body.(CARDINAL)345268;
Narrated by Farah Rishi.Marya's school is creating a community garden for students to take care of, and Marya is super excited. Not only will her third-grade class be the first to work on it, but Marya's mom will be teaching the students all about gardening. Most importantly, one student will be chosen to lead the charge. Marya REALLY wants to be the class leader ... but so does Alexa, her worst enemy. Cue Operation Be a Leader! Marya plans to work hard to prove she can be in charge, but nothing she does seems to make a difference. Birds keep destroying the plants, and none of Marya's classmates want to listen to her. Can Marya bring everyone together and make the most beautiful, fabulous garden the school has ever seen?Grades 1 - 4.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Picture books.; Sound recordings.; Gardens; Pakistani Americans; Schools;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Almost surely dead [sound recording] / by Akhtar, Amina,author.(CARDINAL)794008; Jaffer, Kelsey,narrator.;
Performed by Kelsey Jaffer and a full cast.In the days before her disappearance, Dunia is a successful pharmacist living in New York. The daughter of Pakistani immigrants, she's coping with a broken engagement and the death of her mother. But then something happens that really shakes up her world: someone tries to murder her. When her would-be killer winds up dead, Dunia figures the worst is over. But then there's another attempt on her life, and another. And police suspect someone close to her may be the culprit. Dunia struggles to make sense of what's happening. And as childhood superstitions seep into her reality, she becomes convinced that someone, or something, is truly after her.
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Missing persons; Pakistani American women; Attempted murder;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Disgraced : a play / by Akhtar, Ayad,author.(CARDINAL)484021;
New York. Today. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is happy, in love, and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. But beneath the veneer, success has come at a price. When Amir and his artist wife, Emily, host an intimate dinner party at their Upper East Side apartment, what starts out as a friendly conversation soon escalates into something far more damaging.Pulitzer Prize for drama, 2013
Subjects: Drama.; Pakistani Americans; Muslims; Islamophobia;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All my rage [audio-enabled device] by Tahir, Sabaa,author.(CARDINAL)351226; Gupta, Deepti,narrator.(CARDINAL)647901; Khan, Kamran R.,narrator.; Mohammed, Kausar,narrator.; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Listening Library.(CARDINAL)715495; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Deepti Gupta, Kamran R Khan, and Kausar Mohammed.Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Clouds' Rest Inn Motel, hoping for a new start. Juniper, California. Now. Salahudin and Noor are more than best friends; they are family. Growing up as outcasts in the small desert town of Juniper, California, they understand each other the way no one else does. Until The Fight, which destroys their bond with the swift fury of a star exploding. Now, Sal scrambles to run the family motel as his mother Misbah's health fails and his grieving father loses himself to alcoholism. Noor, meanwhile, walks a harrowing tightrope: working at her wrathful uncle's liquor store while hiding the fact that she's applying to college so she can escape him--and Juniper--forever. When Sal's attempts to save the motel spiral out of control, he and Noor must ask themselves what friendship is worth--and what it takes to defeat the monsters in their pasts and the ones in their midst. From one of today's most cherished and bestselling young adult authors comes a breathtaking novel of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness--one that's both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity.Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Fiction.; Novels.; Social problem fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Families; Forgiveness; Immigrants; Pakistani Americans; Racism;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Awe-samosas! / by Abbas, Marzieh,author.(CARDINAL)887169; Madanasinghe, Bhagya,illustrator.(CARDINAL)866262; Clarion Books (New York, N.Y.),publisher.(CARDINAL)607621; HarperCollins (Firm)(CARDINAL)361253;
It's Noor's first time making her Dadijaan's Special Samosa recipe. When she can't get in touch with her Dadijaan because it's nighttime in Pakistan, Noor must improvise to make her family's recipe without all of the correct ingredients.
Subjects: Picture books.; Fiction.; Samosas; Cooking, Pakistani; Pakistani Americans; Asian Americans; Cooking;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 18
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Ali the Great and the paper airplane flop / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Rahmalia, Debby,illustrator.(CARDINAL)857045;
On a rainy day at recess, second grader Ali Tahir teaches his classmates to make and fly paper airplanes, but when they have a contest to see whose plane can fly farthest, Ali is disappointed by the results of his throw. Includes instructions of making paper airplanes.Ages 5 to 8.Grades K-1.510LGuided reading level K.
Subjects: Picture books.; Readers (Publications); School fiction.; Pakistani Americans; Paper airplanes; Friendship; Friendships.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Yasmin figures it out! / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Aly, Hatem,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352647;
Yasmin the ice skater -- Yasmin the doctor -- Yasmin the farmer -- Yasmin the detective."At home, Baba's got a mystery ailment, and Nani thinks there's a thief afoot. At the farm, Yasmin is put in charge of the chicks--but one goes missing! And at the ice rink, Yasmin puts on a brave face and tries something new. No matter the challenge, puzzle, or mystery, Yasmin gives her all to figure it out!"--Back cover.
Subjects: Children's stories.; Fiction.; Picture books.; Muslim girls; Pakistani Americans; Problem solving;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Ali the Great and the robot meltdown / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Rahmalia, Debby,illustrator.(CARDINAL)857045;
"Ali and his classmates build robots, but will competition lead to a meltdown? Ms. Alex brings out the makerspace cart, and the class is excited to build robots! But competitive Ali wants to make it a contest, and his fuse runs short when things fall apart. After his meltdown, can Ali save the day-and his friendships-with a teamwork solution?"---Amazon.Ages 6 to 7Grades K-2490L
Subjects: Fiction.; Emotions; Robots; Schools; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Marya Khan and the incredible henna party / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.(CARDINAL)497384; Bushry, Ani,illustrator.;
With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Novels.; Illustrated works.; Henna (Dye); Parties; Families; Pakistani Americans;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 29
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Zara's rules for living your best life / by Khan, Hena,author.; Haikal, Wastana,illustrator.;
Eleven-year-old Zara is less than thrilled to be spending spring break with her brother and grandparents, but she is determined to have fun and show her retired grandfather how to start living his best life.Grades 2-3.Ages 7-10.650LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Grandparents; Families; Pakistani Americans; Muslims; Grandparents.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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