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Chokshi, Roshani. Aru Shah and the End of Time (Book 1 in the Pandava series). 2018. Grades 3-7. Based on Hindu Mythology Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
Dasgupta, Sayantani. The Serpent’s Secret (Book 1 in Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series). 2018. Grades 3-7. Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.
Pancholy, Maulik. The Best at It. 2019. Grades 3-7. Indian American Protagonist Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. His grandfather Bhai, gives him some well-meaning advice: Find one thing you're really good at. And become the BEST at it. Those four little words sear themselves into Rahul's brain. While he's not quite sure what that special thing is, he is convinced that once he finds it, bullies will stop torturing him at school. And he won't be worried about staring too long at his classmate Justin Emery. Rahul is ready to crush it… But what if he discovers he isn't the best at anything?
Perkins, Mitali. Secret Keeper. 2009. Grades 7-9. Set in India In 1974 when her father leaves New Delhi, India, to seek a job in New York, Ashi, a tomboy at the advanced age of sixteen, feels thwarted in the home of her extended family in Calcutta where she, her mother, and sister must stay, and when her father dies before he can send for them, they must remain with their relatives and observe the old-fashioned traditions that Ashi hates.
Riazi, Karuna. The Gauntlet (Book 1 in the Gauntlet Series). 2017. Grades 3-7. Bangladeshi American/Muslim Protagonist When local chocolate maker Ms. Kozlow comes to the Juicy Gizzard potion shop asking for luck, Sasha needs to find out why. Does Ms. Kozlow need luck because she has a matchmaking appointment with Granny Yenta this afternoon? Can S asha and her new friend Puck make it Ms. Kozlow's lucky day?
Saeed, Aisha. Amal Unbound. 2018. Grades 5-7. Set it Pakistan In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.
Saeed, Aisha. Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices. 2020. Grades 3-7. Muslim Protagonists Once upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Whatever it may be, for those who cherish this day of celebration, the emotional responses may be summed up in another short and sweet word: joy.