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21) Drawing Deena
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When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.
23) Yasmin la chef
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Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own.
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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.
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Yasmin and her friend Emma are going to the ice rink, but Yasmin is nervous and does not want to admit that she has never skated, so she delays going on the ice as long as possible--but when she falls down Emma's mother offers to teach her, and Emma helps.
27) Bounce back
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When an injury sidelines new captain Zayd, he must find another way to be a leader for his basketball team.
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"Yasmin tiene que terminar su cuadro para el concurso de arte del viernes, pero encuentra todo tipo de excusas para no hacerlo. No sabe qué pintar y, además, la pintura mancha mucho. ¡Al final, las manchas serán la inspiración de Ysamin!" --Back cover.
Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning...
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"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.
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"In this heartrending debut, Fatimah Asghar traces the intense bond of three orphaned siblings who, after their parents die, are left to raise one another. The youngest, Kausar, grapples with the incomprehensible loss of her parents as she also charts out her own understanding of gender; Aisha, the middle sister, spars with her "crybaby" younger sibling as she desperately tries to hold on to her sense of family in an impossible situation; and Noreen,...
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Zara's rules volume 1
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Ten-year-old (nearly eleven) Zara's nickname is "Queen of the Neighborhood" because she organizes the other children (even the older ones), sets the rules, and generally makes sure everyone has fun; but now another ten-year-old, Naomi, has moved in across the street and she has her own ideas about fun games, and suddenly the other kids (even Zara's younger brother Zayd) are listening to Naomi--if she is going to retain her influence Zara needs to...
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¡Yasmin está aburrida! Pero al ver la ropa preciosa en el armario de Mama, su tarde aburrida se convierte en un elegante desfile de moda, hasta que... ¡UY! ¡El kameez de Mama se danó! ¿Podrán arreglarlo Yasmin y Nani antes de que Mama regrese a casa?
While her parents are out to dinner, a bored Yasmin decides to try on some of her mother's clothes, including her new shalwar kameez, which gets ripped--but with the help of Nana, Nani, and a...
34) Power forward
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Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon.
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Ms. Marvel (2014) volume 4
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When the world is about to end, do you still keep fi ghting? From the moment, Kamala put on her costume, she's been challenged, but nothing has prepared her for this: the Last Days of the Marvel Universe. Fists up, let's do this, Jersey City.
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Ms. Marvel (2014) volume 5
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A development company that co-opted Ms. Marvel's face for its project might well have more in mind for gentrification than just real estate. Can Kamala take down the evil suits destroying her home without ruining her personal life? Speaking of which, who exactly is that with Bruno? Get back on board and cling on, Kamala Korps, the ride is about to get wilder than ever!
37) On point
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"Zayd is so excited to finally be on the Gold Team in basketball but when the team starts struggling and his best friend quits to play football he must step up for his team"--
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¡Yasmin la superheroína! Tiene una capa. Tiene una máscara.¡Ahora solo necesita un villano para vencer! Mientras busca uno, encuentra mucha gente que necesita ayuda, pero no son malos. ¡Yasmin descubre que no necesita un malo para usar sus superpoderes!
Yasmin gathers a cape and mask and sets out to find a villain to defeat with her "super powers"--however there are no villains hiding on her block, just neighbors who need a little help.
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Marya Khan volume 3
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"Marya loves fall. Every year, her family goes to the town's fall festival and picks out the best pumpkin. But this year, after she sees her frenemy Alexa winning a big, cool pumpkin-shaped trophy, Marya knows she's got to win a trophy for something. It just so happens that her school is going to hold its own fall festival, with games and food and even a hayride. All the ticket sales will go to an animal shelter, and the person who sells the most...
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Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It's going to be quite an adventure. The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala, and religious but closeted Umar. But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with...
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