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A Guide to the Dark
Meriam Metoui
Stranded at the Wildwood Motel while on their spring break road trip, Mira and Layla discover eight people died in their room and set out to find the connection between the deaths and the unexplainable things that keep happening inside Room 9.
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Man O’ War
Cory McCarthy
On a field trip to SeaPlanet, seventeen-year-old Arab-American high school swimmer River McIntyre has a chance encounter with Indy, a happy, healthy queer person, which sets off a wrenching journey of self-discovery, from internalized homophobia and gender dysphoria, through layers of coming out, affirmation surgery, and true love.
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Nayra and the Djinn
Iasmin Omar Ata
Just when Nayra is considering transferring schools to escape the pressure and bullying, a mysterious djinn named Marjan appears and uses their powers and wisdom to help Nayra navigate her overwhelming life.
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The Next New Syrian Girl
Ream Shukairy
An unlikely friendship between a Syrian American boxer and a Syrian refugee reveals the pressures and expectations of the perfect Syrian daughter and the repercussions of the Syrian Revolution both at home and abroad.
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Squire
Nadia Shammas
Aiza, a second-class citizen in the Bayt-Sajji Empire, enlists in the army in the hopes of achieving knighthood and full citizenship but she soon realizes that the military’s promises might not include her and she is faced with a grave choice: loyalty to her heart and heritage, or loyalty to the Empire.
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Travelers Along the Way
A Robin Hood Remix
Aminah Mae Safi
In this reimagination of the legend of Robin Hood, Rahma al-Hud and her older sister Zeena travel to Jerusalem for a final mission, and on their way they assemble a ragtag band of misfits and get swept up Holy Land politics.