5 Top teen books like All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney

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All-American Muslim Girl

By: Nadine Jolie Courtney

3.85

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she's a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-kn…

"I'm still a Muslim. And I'm still good."

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

"It might be awkward and difficult at first, but if you're willing to take the risk, the rewards are beyond your wildest dreams"

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

If you liked the teen plot in All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Love, Hate & Other Filters

By: Samira Ahmed

3.75

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

A searing #OwnVoices coming-of-age debut in which an Indian-American Muslim teen confronts Islamoph… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's Love, Hate & Other Filters book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Thanks. I love cake."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

"I'm tired of hiding all the important parts of myself."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

"One thing I’ve learned: people love a camera, and when I’m filming, they see it, not me, so whenever I need to, I can quietly disappear behind my trusty shield."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

"These terrorists are the antithesis of Islam. They’re not Muslim. Violence has no place in religion, and the terrorists are responsible for their own crimes, not the religion and not us."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

2. Tyler Johnson Was Here

By: Jay Coles

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on h… read more

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3. Saints and Misfits

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Audiobook

Saints and Misfitsis an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life...… read more

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4. She Wore Red Trainers

By: Na'ima B. Robert

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her--her hijab, her long eyelashes and her… read more

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5. Love From A to Z

By: S.K. Ali

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Love From A to Z book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"We're allowed to cry."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"Life goes on, even if love doesn't."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing" "Life isn't?"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing." "Life isn't"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

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6. Lumara

By: Melissa Landers

3.73

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The answers lie within. Boarding school student Talia Morris has no idea her boyfriend, Nathaniel,… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Landers's Lumara book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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7. All-American Muslim Girl

By: Nadine Jolie Courtney

3.85

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she's a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-kn… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'm still a Muslim. And I'm still good."

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

"It might be awkward and difficult at first, but if you're willing to take the risk, the rewards are beyond your wildest dreams"

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

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8. Ayesha at Last

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Ayesha Shamsi has a lot g… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"No, she is not with child,"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"[Khalid] took a deep, calming breath, and smiled at her, channeling his inner shark. Or at least, dolphin."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your defect is a tendency to judge everyone,' Ayesha said. 'And yours,' he said with a smile, 'is to willfully misunderstand them."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your presence in a relationship is not indicative of commitment but rather inertia. Standing before your friends and family and pledging your love and loyalty is an essential ingredient of a long-las…"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

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9. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

By: S.K. Ali

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the p… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on…"

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

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11. Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced i… read more

Similar categories in Talia Tucker's Rules for Rule Breaking book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Hope Ablaze

By: Sarah Mughal Rana

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She lost her words but found her voice. All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut tha… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mughal Rana's Hope Ablaze book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • teen
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Hollow Fires

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthin… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's Hollow Fires book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"from the postscript: The commentators who scream against allowing in refugees, the same talking heads who think the horrifyingly inhumane treatment of migrants at our border with Mexico is justified,…"

-Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires

Cover of The Next New Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy

14. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali

15. Love from Mecca to Medina

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprisin… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Love from Mecca to Medina book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So he would get away from it all and sit in the cave to grieve and pray for change-yes, in the best ways he knew how. And then"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe and act upon it, everything and everyone around upou will feel at peace with you"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe it and act upon it, everything and everyone around you will feel at peace with you."

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

Cover of When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi

16. When a Brown Girl Flees

By: Aamna Qureshi

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an i… read more

Similar categories in Aamna Qureshi's When a Brown Girl Flees book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"My life had been so full, so why had I felt so empty in it?"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

"Loneliness was like an old pair of socks I should have gotten rid of ages ago- though worn and slightly scratchy, they were somehow comfortable despite the discomfort"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

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17. The Love Match

By: Priyanka Taslim

3.82

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson… read more

Similar categories in Priyanka Taslim's The Love Match book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. You Truly Assumed

By: Laila Sabreen

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country an… read more

Similar categories in Laila Sabreen's You Truly Assumed book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I am tired of existing. I want to live"

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"She has a heart of gold. But people rob gold."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"But their voices and their words move mountains, create waterfalls, mend hearts, and make this world closer to what it should be."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

"But if I am going to paint my own future, then I can't have have people-pleasing on my paint palette. It only muddles the rest of the colors."

-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed

Cover of Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy

19. Six Truths and a Lie

By: Ream Shukairy

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's Six Truths and a Lie book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. The Queens of New York

By: E.L. Shen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian America… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Shen's The Queens of New York book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Freudian slips happen to the breast of us"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"Once you've bowed your head and burned the incense, the grief locks inside the coffin, shrouded underneath new grass and fertile soil. But I don't think Ariel has any grass at all."

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on th…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"When I got my official acceptance letter in the mail, Umma immediately pinned it to the fridge. She took down my old tests to make room. This letter deserved the entire metal canvas. It was the culmi…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

Cover of Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai

21. Sister of the Bollywood Bride

By: Nandini Bajpai

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, … read more

Similar categories in Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride book and Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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