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//**Ramadan **// **Author:** Susan L. Douglass  **Illustrator:** Jeni Reeves   **ISBN:** 0-87614-932-8   **Summary:** This is a very informative book that teaches the student everything they need to know about Ramadan. The author does an excellent job portraying how children experience and celebrate Ramadan. Douglass goes into detail as to how Muslims know when Ramadan is coming, how some schools have a room where fasting students can rest, and how they can go to this room instead of going to the cafeteria for lunch. Throughout the book there are various terms. On the last page of book there is a list of terms that the student learned along with their definition. This book alone could be used as a resource for students to write a paper.

//**Ramadan Moon **// **Author:** Na’mi B Robert  **Illustrator:** Shirin Adl   **ISBN:** 978-1-84507-922-2   **Summary:** This book is not as detailed as “Ramadan” by Douglass but this colorful and detailed picture book is told in first person from a child’s perspective by a girl that explains the timing of Ramadan is dependent upon the moon. She discusses the daily routine and schedule of a Ramadan family including eating in the morning hours, praying, fasting, as well as trips to the mosque.

//**A Party in Ramadan **// **Author:** Asma Mobin-Uddin  **Illustrator:** Laura Jacobsen   **ISBN:** 978-1-59078-604-8   **Summary:** This book tells the story of a girl named Leena who’s friend is having a birthday party on the first Friday of Ramadan. Her mother does not want her to go to the party but Lenna convinces her mother into letting her go to her friends party. She promises that she will not eat any of the food or drink. Leena kept her promise to her mother. Even though she ended up falling asleep at her friend's party she defied all odds and waited until she got home to eat with her family. Her mother rewards her by giving her chocolate pudding for dessert that she ends up sharing with her sister. The story ends with Leena’s friend and her family bringing over chocolate cake that was left over from the party that they saved for her.

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