Middle East Book Award, 2000-2019
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2000 -- furthering nonpartisan understanding about the Middle East
Sponsored by Middle East Outreach Council
- 806 Resources including
- 35 Videos
- 29 Book Readings
- 80 Lesson Plans
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Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education
by Elizabeth Suneby and Suana Verelst(Winner, 2014)
18 Resources4 Awards
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes
by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Amini(Honor, 2018)
15 Resources4 Awards
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books
by Karen Leggett Abouraya and Susan L. Roth(Winner, 2013)
15 Resources5 Awards
Four Feet, Two Sandals
by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, and Doug Chayka(Winner, 2008)
15 Resources2 Awards
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
by Naomi Shihab Nye(Winner, 2003)
14 Resources5 Awards
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey
by Margriet Ruurs and Nizar Ali Badr(Honor, 2017)
14 Resources2 Awards
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, and Sue Cornelison(Winner, 2017)
13 Resources3 Awards
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors
by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Amini(Honor, 2013)
12 Resources3 Awards
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
by Jeanette Winter(Honor, 2005)
12 Resources5 Awards
Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine
by Ibtisam Barakat(Honor, 2017)
12 Resources7 Awards
The Girl from Aleppo: Nujeen's Escape from War to Freedom
by Nujeen Mustafa and Christina Lamb(Honor, 2018)
10 Resources1 Award
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Saved Jews During the Holocaust
by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah DeSaix(Honor, 2009)
10 Resources4 Awards
Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin
by Sean Taylor and Shirin Adl(Winner, 2019)
8 Resources3 Awards
Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain
by Jacqueline Jules and Durga Bernhard(Honor, 2014)
8 Resources2 Awards
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354
by James Rumford(Winner, 2001)
8 Resources3 Awards
A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
by Zeina Abirached(Honor, 2013)
7 Resources4 Awards
The Butter Man
by Elizabeth Alalou, Ali Alalou, and Julie Klear Essakalli(Winner, 2009)
7 Resources4 Awards
Young Palestinians Speak: Living Under Occupation
by Anthony Robinson and Annemarie Young(Honor, 2018)
6 Resources1 Award
The Wooden Sword: A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan
by Ann Redisch Stampler and Carol Liddiment(Winner, 2012)
6 Resources2 Awards