Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Middle East
Can you believe we’re at Day 13? Halfway through the challenge. Today, I’m looking at what some might consider the same thing – the Middle East and Muslim characters But, I decided to make the distinction by creating two lists. The first is a little peek into books with characters who live in the Middle East, while the follow-up list will be characters who practice Islam living outside the Middle East (mainly here in America).
Like all the lists I’ve created so far, the Middle East is filled with a wide variety of cultures, religions, and traditions. These are just nine titles to get you started – make sure you take a look at other books these authors have written for even more great titles.
- A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
- Escape from Aleppo by N. H. Senzai
- A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
- Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy wiht Ali Fadhil
- The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
- If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
- The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
I’m spending the month of April promoting diversity in children and young adult literature as part of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Stop by every day for a new list of titles! Also, check out other bloggers who are participating by heading over at the Blogging From A to Z website!
