While I have not yet started my 20 page paper (oops), I have read all and reviewed most of the YA titles I chose for the class. Above is a booktalk of Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos (2006), a book about a Muslim family from Bangladesh living in the United States illegally in a post-9/11 world. With the ongoing refugee crisis, it seemed relevant and timely to discuss.
Additional YA books about Muslim Youth that I read and reviewed for this project include the following: