Uni High Reads

While staying safe at home, you might be looking for books to read, so the library wanted to put together a list of online resources to access books and recommend a few titles. This time around, I wanted to share books by and about Muslim people in honor of Ramadan, which began April 23 and will end May 23.

There is a limited selection of popular titles in audiobook and eBook format through the University, so I’ve had to focus on titles that can be accessed through public libraries. Many public libraries use OverDrive and Hoopla for their online collections. Once checked out, you can read/ listen to the books on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or e-reader, or even on your phone using the appropriate app! I searched the Champaign Public Library and Urbana Free Library catalogs to round up these titles and I have indicated in paranthesis which format is available and on which app.

Please note: You need a public library card to check out books. 

If you do not have a public library card and/or your local library is not in Champaign or Urbana, please do not hesistate to contact us for help with:

• Getting an electronic public library card.
• Navigating the online collections at your library.

Whatever the case is, ask for help and you shall recieve it!

Now without further ado, here is my list of recommended reads.

Please note: Books that are available as physical copies through the Uni High Library are noted with a call number in case you reference this list once we are able to return to campus.

Fiction

• Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi – (Audiobook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction Ah519do
• Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi – (eBook on OverDrive)
• Internment by Samira Ahmed – (Audiobook and Ebook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction Ah52in
• All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney (Audiobook on Hoopla & OverDrive) (eBook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction C8359al
• Exit West by Mohsin Hamid – (Audiobook & Ebook on OverDrive)
  • Call #Fiction H1801ex
• The Love And Lies Of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan— (Audiobook on Hoopla) (eBook on OverDrive)
• A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi – (Audiobook on Hoopla & OverDrive) (eBook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction M269ve
• I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi – (Audiobook on Hoopla) (Ebook on Hoopla & OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction R493i
• Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed— (Ebook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction Sa163w
• Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi – (eBook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction Sa178te
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Audiobook and eBook on OverDrive)
  • Call # Fiction T13e
• Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga – (eBook on Hoopla)

Nonfiction

• We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future by Deepa Iyer – (ebook on Hoopla and OverDrive)
  • Call # 305.8009730905 Iy1w
• We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai— (eBook on OverDrive)

Graphic Novels

• That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy (Ebook on OverDrive)
• Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions Of Our Time by Saira Mir (Audiobook and Movie on Hoopla)
  • Please note: This is a picture book, but I watched the movie version on Hoopla and it was oddly soothing and very informational! ?
• Ms. Marvel, Vol.1 by G. Willow Wilson – (eComic on Hoopla and OverDrive)
  • Call #GN W6933m1

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