Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Amina Banana

1 - Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship (May-2025)
2 - Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning (May-2025)
3 - Amina Banana and the Formula for Making Money (Jan-2026)

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  Kareem Between
  

  • Sep-2024
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  This award-winning, heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school. The exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid....

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  The Gift of Eid
  

  • Feb-2025
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  Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship
  

  • May-2025
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  Amina Banana - 1
  

  Meet Amina Banana! She’s a determined and clever third grader, and star of a new chapter book series with a STEM twist. Perfect for readers of The Questioneers and Junie B. Jones!Amina loves bananas, science, and all things yellow! Her family recen...

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  Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning
  

  • May-2025
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  Amina Banana - 2
  

  Meet Amina Banana! This clever third grader is back in book two of this new chapter book series, determined to win her school’s spelling bee. Perfect for readers of The Questioneers and Junie B. Jones!Amina Banana's third grade class is abuzz with ...

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  Amina Banana and the Formula for Making Money
  

  • Jan-2026
  • / General Fiction
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  Amina Banana - 3
  

  Third-grader Amina Banana is back in book three of this chapter book series, navigating new responsibilities at home and growing financial stresses, from National Book Award winner Shifa Safadi.When Amina's family hits hard times, and her dad has bee...

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