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Internment / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer);
"A terrifying, futuristic United Sates where Muslim-Americans are forced into internment camps, and seventeen-year-old Layla Amin must lead a revolution against complicit silence"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopias.; Muslim teenagers; Muslims; Revolutionaries; Prejudices; Concentration camps;
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Amira & Hamza : the war to save the worlds / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer);
A genie informs twelve-year-old Amira and her younger brother Hamza that they are the chosen ones who must defeat a monstrous demon of Islamic folklore to save the Earth and a parallel dimension.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Muslims; Fate and fatalism; Good and evil;
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Mad, bad & dangerous to know / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer);
Includes bibliographical references.August in Paris. This holiday with her professor parents should be a dream trip for budding art historian Khayyam Maquet-- American, French, Indian, Muslim. But her maybe-ex-boyfriend is ghosting her, she might have just blown her chance at getting into her dream college, and all she really wants is to be back home in Chicago figuring out her messy life. Two hundred years before Khayyam's summer of discontent, Leila is struggling to survive and keep her true love hidden from the Pasha who has 'gifted' her with favored status in his harem. Two lives: one to be uncovered; the other transformed.LSC
Subjects: Art; Muslims; Racially mixed people; Americans;
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This book won't burn / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer),author.;
Includes bibliographical references.While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school.012+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Families; Muslims; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Family life; Families; Muslims;
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The night train to Berlin / by Hudson, Melanie(Fiction writer),author.;
Two lost souls brought together by the chaos of war. A train journey into the past. A love that echoes through time. From a hidden Cornish cove to the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy in June 1944, 'The Night Train to Berlin' is is an epic love story like no other. From the author of 'The Last Letter from Juliet'.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Railroad travel; Man-woman relationships;
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Here to stay / by Edwards, Mark(Fiction writer),author.;
"Gemma Robinson comes into Elliot's life like a whirlwind, and they marry and settle into his home. When she asks him if her parents can come to stay for a couple of weeks, he is keen to oblige - he just doesn't quite know what he's signing up for. As Elliot's in-laws become more comfortable in his home, encroaching on all aspects of his life, it becomes clear that they have no intention of moving out. To protect Gemma, and their marriage, Elliot delves into the Robinsons' past. But is he prepared for the truth?"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Married people; Parents-in-law; Secrecy; Murder;
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The Irish boarding house / by Taylor, Sandy(Fiction writer),author.;
"24 Merrion Square. The house stands empty, the old stone steps overgrown with thorny rose bushes. But Mary Kate feels a deep connection to the neglected, silent rooms. Could this be the place to help her heal? Dublin 1952. When Mary Kate Ryan receives a surprise inheritance from the woman who abandoned her as a tiny baby, she's stunned. All her life, she has longed to know why her mother disappeared, and now she's devastated to realise that every lonely night she spent without a home or family of her own, her mother knew exactly where she was. Mary Kate is about to refuse the money when she sees a beautiful, deserted house for sale and something sparks in her heart. She will reawaken it, as the Dublin Boarding House for Single Ladies, and provide a shelter for others as lost and alone as her. Can she help the two young girls left at the local orphanage, desperate for a home of their own? Or the pregnant teenager on the run, who only wants to keep her baby safe? The boarding house brings Mary Kate love and friendships she never dreamed of, but just as her heart is about to burst with joy, a new guest arrives. The stern older woman won't speak about her past, but when Mary Kate uncovers her story, it reveals a devastating secret about her mother. With her life in turmoil once more, can Mary Kate draw on the strength of the women in the house to help her face her past, or will the tragedy she uncovers spell disaster for them all ... ?"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Boardinghouses; Family secrets; Inheritance and succession; Mothers and daughters; Nineteen fifties; Young women;
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Ms. Marvel. [graphic novel] / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer),author.; Caramagna, Joe,letterer.; Farrell, Triona,colourist.; Genolet, Andrés,illustrator.;
The greatest hero of the new generation returns in an all-new solo adventure! After an explosion of interdimensional proportions at her cousin's lab, Kamala Khan suddenly has a doppelgnger to deal with! As Ms. Marvel, it's her duty to help out the newcomer, but something doesn't feel quite right. Kamala's powers are on the fritz, and she suspects that this new hero-in-training isn't trustworthy. And why has everything around herturned into a Bollywood set?! New York Times best-selling author Samira Ahmed (Love, Hate, & Other Filters; Internment; Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know) brings all the flair of her young adult fiction to the always-surprising world of Ms. Marvel!Marvel, T+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Marvel, Ms. (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Superheroes; Women superheroes;
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The first ten years : two sides of the same love story / by Fink, Joseph(Fiction writer),author.; Bashwiner, Meg,author.;
'The First Ten Years' is a sometimes hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, and always entertaining joint memoir by Joseph Fink, co-creator of 'Welcome to Night Vale', and his wife, writer and performer Meg Bashwiner, chronicling the first ten years of their relationship from both sides.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fink, Joseph (Fiction writer); Bashwiner, Meg.; Spouses; Authors;
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A season of ruin / by Bradley, Anna(Romance fiction writer);
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Subjects: Love stories.; Regency fiction.;
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