Books about Islam for children and teens
Islam books for children and teens with titles by Ibtihaj Muhammad, Hiba Noor Khan, Zanib Mian, Adiba Jaigirdar, S. K. Ali, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Muhammad Khan, Samira Ahmed, Tahereh Mafi, and Sabaa Tahir.
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid author page
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid biography
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is an author of young adult and adult fiction. Her YA work centres on contemporary themes for teen readers and is published in the UK by David Fickling Books.
Her YA debut, Odd Girl Out (David Fickling Books, 2025), follows Maaryah as she moves from Dubai to the UK and navigates school, family change and friendship.
Abdur-Rashid also writes adult contemporary fiction for Bonnier Books UK’s Zaffre imprint, including Finding Mr Perfectly Fine (2022) and The Thirty Before Thirty List (2024).
She is also co-host of the award-winning podcast, Not Another Mum Pod.
Odd Girl Out was published by David Fickling Books in 2025 (ISBN 9781788453394) and nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing in 2026.
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