Independent Reading Suggested Books for Surviving Repression: Persepolis
Additional Texts by the Author
- Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
- Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
- Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi (500L)
- Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- And Sometimes Why: An Iranian Girl’s Coming of Age Post Revolution and Exile by Kathy Kaveh
- Others Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
- Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab: A Graphic Novel by Priya Huq
- The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (700L)
Non-Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi (1030L)
- Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas (1030L)
- I Am the Night Sky: & Other Reflections by Muslim American Youth (830L)
- Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S. K. Ali, Aisha Saeed, Sara Alfageeh
- Taking Cover: One Girl’s Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution by Nioucha Homayoonfar (740L)
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