Item category 1: Arabic

Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend, Akeyo. But on Handa's walk she passes a variety of animals who find her fruit very inviting. When she arrives at her friend's village Handa gets a surprise.

Rafa loved to talk. He talked all the time. But when he got to school he stopped talking. He joined in with all the activities but didn't start talking until it was time to go home.

Winter, 1975: Afghanistan, a country on the verge of an internal coup. 12-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father, one of the richest merchants in Kabul. He's failed to do so through academia or brawn but the one area they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament.

Young British Muslim Shelina Janmohamed chose to take the traditional 'arranged' route to finding a partner, despite having liberal parents and plenty of Western friends. This book charts her ten-year journey to find Mr Right, Muslim style, with plenty of soul-searching, heartache, laughter and l...