Title: Borderline Author: Allan Stratton Publication Year: 2010 Pages: 304 Genre: Fiction, Young Adult Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: The truth is closing in. Life’s not easy for Sami Sabiri since his dad stuck him at a private school where he’s the only Muslim kid. But it’s about to get a [...]

Title: Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. Author: Medeia Sharif Publication Year: 2011 Pages: 312 Genre: Fiction, Young Adult Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: During Ramadan, we’re not allowed to eat from sunrise to sunset, for a whole month. My family does this every year, even though I’ve been to a mosque exactly twice [...]

Title: Being Muslim: A Groundwork Guide Author: Haroon Siddiqui Publication Year: 2008 Pages: 144 Genre: Non-Fiction, Young Adult Source: Borrowed from the school I worked at this past year. From the cover: Islam, always a charged topic in the West, has become more so since 9/11. It draws strong reactions from both defenders and critics. [...]