Amina's Voice - Hena Khan

Title: Amina’s Voice

Series: Amina's Voice #1

Release Date: 03/14/2017

Published by: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Genre: Featured, Middle Grade

Pages: 208

ISBN13: 9781481492072

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Praise for Amina’s Voice

For inspiring empathy in young readers, you can’t get better than this book. R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wonder

This compassionate, timely novel is highly recommended for all libraries. Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

Amina’s middle school woes and the universal themes running through the book transcend culture, race, and religion. A perfect first book for this new Muslim imprint. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

A universal story of self-acceptance and the acceptance of others. A welcome addition to any middle grade collection. School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

Amina’s anxieties are entirely relatable, but it’s her sweet-hearted nature that makes her such a winning protagonist. Entertainment Weekly

… a gentle coming-of-age story universal in theme and original in context, and appealing to any reader who has just wanted to slow the world down. Shelf Awareness

Awards and Lists

A Washington Post Best Book of 2017

An NPR Best Book of 2017

A Kirkus Best Book of 2017

A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist

ALA Notable Children’s Books

Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee (MN)

CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children’s Book Council)

CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book

Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Junior Title

William Allen White Children’s Book Award Reading List (KS)

Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (IN)

Oregon Battle of the Books List

Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books of 2017

Children’s Sequoyah Book Award Master List (OK)

Volunteer State Book Award Nominee (TN)

Texas Bluebonnet Master List

Bluestem Book Award Master List (IL)

Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year Selection Title

South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Title

NCTE Charlotte Huck Outstanding Fiction Recommended Title

Wisconsin State Reading Association’s Reading List

Virginia Readers’ Choice Award

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee (MD)

Oregon Reader’s Choice Award Nominee

Beehive Award Nominee

South Carolina Book Award Nominee

Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more “American.” Does Amina need to start changing too? Or hiding who she is to fit in? While Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.

Amina’s Voice brings to life the joys and challenges of a young Pakistani American and highlights the many ways in which one girl’s voice can help bring a diverse community together to love and support each other.