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The Good Muslim by Thamima Anam

Today’s post is written by my eldest sister, Natasha, who was kind enough to share her thoughts on the book The Good Muslim. Enjoy! [...]
[Monday Reading] Stories from the Desert by Ehud Ben-Ezer and Jonathan London

Fats here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers (brainchild of Sheila at [...]
[Poetry Friday] Poems of the Displaced and Found in Naomi Shihab Nye’s “The Flag Of Childhood: Poems from the Middle East”

Myra here. I am glad to be joining the Poetry Friday community this week, as we at GatheringBooks walk along the Literary Silk Road and feature Chinese and Middle Eastern [...]
[Monday Reading] Graphic Novel Adaptation of Bestselling Novels “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho and “Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini

Myra here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers (brainchild of Sheila at [...]
[Saturday Reads] Stunning Book Art in Baruzzi’s “A Cut-Paper Book Aladdin”

Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our [...]
Egyptian Diary – The Journal of Nakht by Richard Platt and illustrated by David Parkins

Next to Roman Diary, this Journal of young Nakht is my favorite in the four-book Diary Series by Richard Platt. The year is 1465 BC, the eighth year of King Hatshepsut’s [...]
[Poetry Friday]: Memories & Sorrows

Iphigene Here. It’s been a while since I last posted anything here for Gathering Books, so I’m once again staking claim on our Poetry Friday post. We have, for [...]
[Monday Reading] Children’s Stories from Persia and Medieval Spain

Myra here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers (brainchild of Sheila at [...]
[Nonfiction Wednesday] Golden Rays of Tutankhamun as Captured by Demi

Myra here. We are delighted to join the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge 2015 hosted by Alyson Beecher @ Kid Lit Frenzy. We would also be linking our nonfiction choices [...]
[Monday Reading] Red Lollipops and Kite Flying – A Rukhsana Khan 2-in-1 Special

Myra here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers (brainchild of Sheila at [...]
Dual Tastes of Morocco and Sydney: Mirror by Jeannie Baker

Myra here. There are moments when you feel privileged to be holding a book in your hands. Jeannie Baker’s Mirror is one of those books which provide you with that [...]
[Nonfiction Wednesday] The Emperor of Everything by Krull and Byrd

Myra here. We are delighted to join the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge 2015 hosted by Alyson Beecher @ Kid Lit Frenzy. We would also be linking our nonfiction choices [...]

[Featured Guest for November – December] The Fantastical Peter Lerangis

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Myra here. We just launched our reading theme this November – December: Dragons, Mermaids, Vampires – Legendary Beasts and Mythical Creatures In keeping with our [...]
[Meet the Storyteller] The Boy, The Spy, The Translator: Lawrence Schimel

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[Featured Guest for September – October] Storyteller Lawrence Schimel

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