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An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice / by Khan, Khizr,author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Khan, Khizr.; Pakistani Americans;
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A good wife : escaping the life I never chose / by Zafar, Samra,author.; Masters, Meg,1960-author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Zafar, Samra.; Abused wives; Pakistanis; Pakistani Canadians; Women;
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Bilal cooks daal / by Saeed, Aisha.; Syed, Anoosha.;
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Cooking, Pakistani; Lentils; Patience; Friendship; Pakistani Americans;
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The reluctant fundamentalist / by Hamid, Mohsin,1971-;
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Pakistani Americans; Race discrimination; Self-perception;
© c2007., Harcourt,
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Fatty fatty boom boom : a memoir of food, fat, and family / by Chaudry, Rabia,author.;
"A memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Chaudry, Rabia.; Body image; Overweight persons; Pakistani American women; Pakistani Americans; Pakistani Americans; Pakistani Americans;
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Ms. Marvel : remnants of the past / by Faruqi, Saadia,author.; Marvel Entertainment, LLC.;
"Kamala Khan is pretty much your average teenager. She's worried about her grades and she loves hanging out with her best friend Bruno. (he's just a friend, right?) She also happens to be Jersey City's best Super Hero, Ms. Marvel. When Ms. Marvel accidentally gains possession of an ancient treasure, she must keep the magical artifact from falling into the greedy hands of the Kingpin. From the posh world of collecting to the vibrant markets of Lahore, Kamala will stop at nothing to discover the truth, unwittingly putting those she loves in danger. A new adversary, also on the hunt for the treasure, makes Ms. Marvel grapple with her heritage and her beliefs"--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Superhero fiction.; Novels.; Khan, Kamala (Fictitious character); Marvel, Ms. (Fictitious character); Kingpin (Fictitious character from Marvel Comics Group); Antiquities; Pakistani Americans; Pakistani American teenage girls; Superheroes; Women heroes; Antiquities; Pakistani Americans; Superheroes; Women heroes;
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Call me Adnan / by Faruqi, Reem.;
Includes bibliographical references.Twelve-year-old Adnan dreams of making it to the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, but when tragedy strikes his family, Adnan loses his passion for table tennis and must learn to channel his grief and heal.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Pakistani Americans; Grief; Families; Table tennis;
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Almost surely dead / by Akhtar, Amina,author.;
"Dunia Ahmed lives an ordinary life-or she definitely used to. Now she's the subject of a true crime podcast. She's been missing for over a year, and no one knows if she's dead or alive. But her story has listeners obsessed, and people everywhere are sporting merch that demands "Find Dunia!" In the days before her disappearance, Dunia is a successful pharmacist living in New York. The daughter of Pakistani immigrants, she's coping with a broken engagement and the death of her mother. But then something happens that really shakes up her world: someone tries to murder her. When her would-be killer winds up dead, Dunia figures the worst is over. But then there's another attempt on her life ... and another. And police suspect someone close to her may be the culprit. Dunia struggles to make sense of what's happening. And as childhood superstitions seep into her reality, she becomes convinced that someone-or something-is truly after her"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Attempted murder; Missing persons; Murder; Pakistani American women; Pakistani Americans; Parents; Serial murderers; Suicide; Women pharmacists;
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Almost surely dead [sound recording] / by Akhtar, Amina,author.; Jaffer, Kelsey,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kelsey Jaffer."Dunia Ahmed lives an ordinary life-or she definitely used to. Now she's the subject of a true crime podcast. She's been missing for over a year, and no one knows if she's dead or alive. But her story has listeners obsessed, and people everywhere are sporting merch that demands "Find Dunia!" In the days before her disappearance, Dunia is a successful pharmacist living in New York. The daughter of Pakistani immigrants, she's coping with a broken engagement and the death of her mother. But then something happens that really shakes up her world: someone tries to murder her. When her would-be killer winds up dead, Dunia figures the worst is over. But then there's another attempt on her life ... and another. And police suspect someone close to her may be the culprit. Dunia struggles to make sense of what's happening. And as childhood superstitions seep into her reality, she becomes convinced that someone-or something-is truly after her"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Assassins; Attempted murder; Missing persons; Murder; Pakistani American women; Pakistani Americans; Parents; Serial murderers; Suicide; Women pharmacists;
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Polite society [videorecording] / by Arya, Ritu,actor.; Babayemi, Shona,actor.; Beh, Seraphina,actor.; Bevan, Tim,film producer.; Bruccoleri, Ella,actor.; Bucha, Nimra,actor.; Fellner, Eric,film producer.; Kaempfer, Olivier,film producer.; Kansara, Priya,actor.; Kapoor, Shobu,actor.; Khanna, Akshay(Actor),actor.; Manzoor, Nida,film director,screenwriter.; Mirza, Jeff,actor.; Pocock, John(Producer),film producer.; Focus Features,presenter.; Parkville Pictures,production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.; Working Title Films,production company.;
Director of photography, Ashley Connor ; editor, Robbie Morrison ; music, Tom Howe and Shez Manzoor.Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Akshay Khanna, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Shobu Kapoor, Jeff Mirza.A merry mashup of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan, who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for strong language, violence, sexual material, and some partial nudity.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Martial artists; Female friendship; Pakistanis; Rescues; Sisters; Weddings;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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