Helen Plum Library

"It's always been Malak, Kees, and Jenna against the world. Since childhood, under the watchful eyes of their parents, aunties and uncles, they've learned to live their own lives alongside the expectations of being good Muslim women...With growing older and the stakes of love and life growing higher, the delicate balancing act between rebellion and religion is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. As their lives begin to take different paths,...

Velma starts first grade in the shadow of her memorable older sisters, and while her newfound interest in butterflies helps her to stand out, it also leads to an interesting complication

When a girl who wants nothing more than to be a pretty princess finds out exactly what that entails, she rewrites the rules to suit her style

"One Huey wears a new sweater to be different from the other identical Hueys, only to have them decide to be different too--by wearing sweaters"--

Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team's routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results

A young boy considers what is special about all of his friends' parents, and realizes that his own are the most wonderful of all

Although Avery cannot eat the right grub, is allergic to horses, and gets rope burns from lassos, he learns at camp that he is uniquely qualified in the most important cowboy quality