The War I Finally Won

Red Butterfly

Texting the Underworld

Ashes of Gold: Wings of Ebony

Learning Not to Drown

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

The Interrupted Tale

The Day of the Pelican

The account of a royal Middle Eastern family exiled to the American suburbs.

When her father is killed in a coup, 15-year-old Laila flees from the war-torn middle east to a life of exile and anonymity in the U.S. Gradually she adjusts to a new school, new friends, and a new culture, but while Laila sees opportunity in her new life, her mother is focused on the past. She’s conspiring with CIA operatives and rebel factions to regain the throne their family lost. Laila can’t bear to stand still as an international crisis takes shape around her, but how can one girl stop a conflict that spans generations?

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The War I Finally Won

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Red Butterfly

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Texting the Underworld

Ellen Booraem, 2013

Ashes of Gold: Wings of Ebony

J. Elle, 2022

Learning Not to Drown

Anna Shinoda, 2014

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

Shaun David Hutchinson, 2018

The Interrupted Tale

Maryrose Wood, 2013

The Day of the Pelican

Katherine Paterson, 2009