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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Omaima Abdullah al-Khamis

    This historical novel is set in 11th century Baghdad. Burdened with existential questions, Mazid al-Hanafi comes to the House of Wisdom in the Abbasid capital in search of answers.  He joins a secret society and travels to Jerusalem, Cairo and Andalusia seeking to implement the seven commandments of the Gharaniq society.  Longlisted...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Iman Yehia

    Set in the early 1950s, this is a complex love story between an Egyptian man, Yehia and a Mexican girl named Ruth, who is the daughter of Diego Rivera, the famous mural painter. Longlisted for the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  May Menassa

    Rasha is a young autistic woman whose mother died giving birth to her and her twin.  She believes she is responsible but his unable to express herself except through dark drawings.  When she is transferred to an autism treatment center, a theater director tries to help Rasha express herself through drama and acting.  Longlisted...

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    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Haji Jaber

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  • Language:  French
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
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    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
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  • Language:  French
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13, Teen/YA
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    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
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  • Language:  French
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10
    Author:  Graeme Crosskill

    Do you believe in magic? What if you could be all of you and choose everything you know to be possible? You will be given and shown tools on how to deal with and play with the world. Smudge and his friends will show you when, where and how to play with these tools. These tools will make your life greater, more fun and filled with ease. All you...

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  • Language:  French
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
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    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
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    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  Mario Ramos

    The proud, incorrigible wolf wakes up one morning in a particularly happy mood.  He puts on his best clothes and strolls through the woods asking everyone he meets "Who is the most beautiful?" But the real question is, how do they answer him?

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