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Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship

Part of Amina Banana

Author Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
Hardcover
$16.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
5-1/16"W x 7-3/4"H | 20 oz | 12 per carton
On sale May 20, 2025 | 128 Pages | 9780593699225
Age 6-9 years | Grades 1-4
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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 recently arrived from Syria to Indiana, and she's starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new country. She’s excited but also nervous, especially about making friends! But she develops the perfect formula to get everything just right:

Speak English + wear a perfect outfit + be a good student + eat American food = Make American Friends! 

When the first few days are harder than Amina imagined, she’s left worrying: why doesn't her formula add up?
SHIFA SALTAGI SAFADI is the author of Kareem Between and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, teaches ELA at a local middle school, and reviews Muslim books on her blog, Muslim Mommy Blog. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children.

Find her on Instagram @MuslimMommyBlog View titles by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
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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 recently arrived from Syria to Indiana, and she's starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new country. She’s excited but also nervous, especially about making friends! But she develops the perfect formula to get everything just right:

Speak English + wear a perfect outfit + be a good student + eat American food = Make American Friends! 

When the first few days are harder than Amina imagined, she’s left worrying: why doesn't her formula add up?

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SHIFA SALTAGI SAFADI is the author of Kareem Between and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, teaches ELA at a local middle school, and reviews Muslim books on her blog, Muslim Mommy Blog. Shifa was born in Syria and immigrated to the US with her parents as a young girl. She lives near Chicago with her husband and four children.

Find her on Instagram @MuslimMommyBlog View titles by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Aaliya Jaleel View titles by Aaliya Jaleel

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