Arab American Heritage All Year Long

Finding Melody Sullivan

By: Alice Rothchild
Narrated by: Amanda Berry
Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Melody Sullivan is falling apart after the death of her mother.
The 16-year-old pours her cynicism and grief into poetry and an intense relationship with her powerhouse best friend, Yasmina Khdour. When Melody’s father drags her to an overseas archeology conference in Jerusalem, she is left to wander alone.
Hanging out on a Tel Aviv beach,... Read more

Dearborn

By: Ghassan Zeineddine
Narrated by: Sarab Kamoo & Qarie Marshall
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and complexities of the Arab-American community in Dearborn, Michigan. In ten tragicomic stories, Zeineddine explores themes of identity, generational conflicts, war trauma, migration, sexuality, queerness, home and belonging, and more. In Dearborn, a... Read more

My Heart and Other Black Holes

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

A stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is... Read more

Revolution for Dummies

By: Bassem Youssef
Narrated by: Bassem Youssef
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

“As far as celebrity tell-alls goes, this had way more history lessons than most, but was also much more hilarious (and terrifying). Youssef tells his perspective on Egypt’s revolution(s)/coups/turbulence in the last six years, and if you are at all confused at how all of those words apply, then you need to read this book. I promise it is funny,... Read more

Here We Are Now

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

A book about love, loss, and the power of music, perfect for fans of Nick Hornby and Fangirl.  Taliah Sahar Abdallat lives and breathes music. Songs have always helped Tal ease the pain of never having known her father. Her mother, born in Jordan and very secretive about her past, won’t say a word about who her dad really was. But when Tal finds... Read more

A Woman Is No Man

A Novel

By: Etaf Rum
Narrated by: Ariana Delawari, Dahlia Salem & Susan Nezami
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

“A Woman Is No Man gives a rare and terrifying look into the lives of three generations of Palestinian and Palestinian-American women. Readers are invited into the secret world of these women living in Palestine and then Brooklyn; we watch nervously as they try to navigate and reconcile their two worlds — the violent, patriarchal world at home... Read more

Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian
Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

“The new words, tasting like America, on our lips." A beautifully-written story of a young Syrian girl's journey to Cincinnati and learning to live her everyday life of a school kid in America. Jude struggles to be brave in making new friends, in auditioning for the school play and in thinking of her brother and father back home. Read more

Evil Eye

A Novel

By: Etaf Rum
Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian & Gail Shalan
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

“A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics and Community BoardThe acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of... Read more

The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Reena Dutt & Jennifer Jill Araya
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

An extraordinary new novel from Jasmine Warga, Newbery Honor–winning author of Other Words for Home, about loss and healing—and how friendship can be magical. Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other, they exist in separate worlds of grief. Cora is still grappling with the death of her... Read more

Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

By: George Jreije
Narrated by: Ali Nasser
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

You are invited to the Alexandria Academy . . .Twelve-year-old Shad Hadid has never quite fit in. The other kids at school don’t understand him, so he spends most of his time alone, cooking for his teta and daydreaming of opening his own Arabic bakery full of tasty treats. But when Shad is attacked by a shadowy monster, he learns his late baba... Read more

Shad Hadid and the Forbidden Alchemies

By: George Jreije
Narrated by: Ali Nasser
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

George Jrejie delivers another thrilling and action-packed middle grade fantasy adventure in this sequel to Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria. After defeating the necromancers and bringing alchemy back to the Alexandria Academy, Shad Hadid is ready for an exciting second term at school. It doesn’t hurt that he’s being called a hero,... Read more

A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Jacob McNatt & Ariana Delawari
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

“Warga does it again! An amazing storyteller and a wonderful story of wonder, adventure, and care. A joy of a read for adults and children alike! Read more

Behind You Is the Sea

A Novel

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj
Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri & Ali Nasser
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

“Each chapter is like opening a new door. Each of the stories is connected, but you experience them individually. As you go further along in the book, it carries on in the timeline, and you see the characters change and read about what happens to the characters over the years. Being Palestinian and Palestinian-American, each chapter addresses the... Read more

Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile

Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile: Book #1

By: George Jreije
Narrated by: Ali Nasser
Length: TBA

From George Jreije, author of the acclaimed Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria series, comes the first book in a new high-stakes middle grade fantasy. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and the Rick Riordan Presents line! Shy, eleven-year-old Bashir Boutros dreads going back to America after an amazing summer in Lebanon. He’s always felt... Read more

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

“A great fast paced mystery that brings two friends together! The ending of the book perfectly ties the different POVs together in such a creative way! Such a great little adventure that all ages will love! Read more

The Woman Upstairs

By: Claire Messud
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Emperor’s Children, a masterly new novel: the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed and betrayed by a desire for a world beyond her own.

Nora Eldridge, an elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, long ago compromised her dream to be a successful artist, mother and... Read more

Starstruck

A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark

By: Sarafina El-Badry Nance
Narrated by: Sarafina El-Badry Nance
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

“Sarafina El-Badry Nance—astrophysicist, activist, former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, and author—has written an utterly engrossing, absolutely accessible memoir of growing up Egyptian American with chronic health issues and a passion for the stars. El-Badry Nance’s evocative writing brings all the people in her story, from childhood on, to... Read more

The Magical Reality of Nadia (The Magical Reality of Nadia #1)

By: Bassem Youssef & Catherine R. Daly
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Bassem Youssef
Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Inspired by the author's real life experiences, this rollicking, charming novel follows sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia as she navigates the ups and downs of friendships, racism, and some magic, too!Nadia loves fun facts. Here are a few about her:• She collects bobbleheads -- she has 77 so far.• She moved from Egypt to America when she was... Read more

Middle School Mischief (The Magical Reality of Nadia #2)

By: Bassem Youssef & Catherine R. Daly
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Bassem Youssef
Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Inspired by the author's real-life experiences, this second hilarious and sweet novel about sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia has her battling school newspaper drama, controversy with the school mascot, and some magical mischief, too.Nadia loves fun facts. Here are a few about her:There was a magical—and hilarious—ancient Egyptian teacher... Read more

The Emperor's Children

By: Claire Messud
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 18 hours 41 minutes

In Manhattan, just after the century's turn, three thirty-year-old friends, Danielle, Marina and Julius, are seeking their fortunes. But the arrival of Marina's young cousin Bootie fresh from the provinces and keen, too, to make his mark forces them to confront their own desires and expectations. The Emperor's Children is a sweeping portrait of... Read more