Books in Arab American Book Award - Children's/Young Adult
The Arab American Book Award, given by the Arab American National Museum, honors books by or about Arab Americans. This combined children's/young adult category (through 2022) includes picture books, middle grade novels, graphic memoir, and history (e.g., The Turtle of Oman, The Arabic Quilt, Home Is Not a Country). Readership ranges from young children to teens.
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Home is Not a Country | Safia Elhillo | Winner | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Arabic Quilt | Aya Khalil | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade | Susan Muaddi Darraj | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir | Malaka Gharib | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Other Words for Home | Jasmine Warga | Honor | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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I’ve Loved You Since Forever | Hoda Kotb | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Mirage | Somaiya Daud | Honor | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Treasure of Maria Mamoun | Michelle Chalfoun | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine | Ibtisam Barakat | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Three Lucys | Hayan Charara | Honor | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Turtle of Oman | Naomi Shihab Nye | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Olive Tree | Elsa Marston | Honor | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Kids Guide to Arab American History | Yvonne Wakim Dennis | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Arab World Thought of It | Saima S. Hussain | Honor | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books | Karen Leggett Abouraya | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Shatter Me | Tahereh Mafi | Honor | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Saving Sky | Diane Stanley | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Time to Pray | Maha Addasi | Honor | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose | Naomi Shihab Nye | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood | Ibtisam Barakat | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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One Green Apple | Eve Bunting | Winner | Log In To Like |