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Reading List: Turkey Book Suggestions for Classrooms, Libraries, and Book Groups

Children + Young Adult Readers (Fiction) The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey Author: Demi Reading Level: 6 and up Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (May 18, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0689846800 ISBN-13: 978-0689846809 Tales of Nasrettin Hoca Author: Aziz Nesin, Talat Halman, and Zeki Findikoglu Reading Level: Ages 10 and up Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Dost Yahinlari; First Edition edition (May 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 9759548100 ISBN-13: 9789759548100 Turkish Folk Tales: Bird of Heaven / Siblings Author: Zeki Findikoglu Reading Level: Ages 8 and up Paperback: 60 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 22, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1440459657 ISBN-13: 978-1440459658 Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian Author: Adam Bagdasarian Reading Level: Ages 14 and up Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Laurel Leaf; Reprint edition (April 9, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0440229170 ISBN-13: 978-0440229179

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Children + Young Adult Readers (Non-Fiction) My First Bilingual Book-Music (English-Turkish) Reading level: Ages up to 3 Board book: 24 pages Publisher: Milet Publishing; Brdbk Blg edition (May 14, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1840597291 ISBN-13: 978-1840597295 Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States [Two Volumes] Author: Jocelyne Cesari (Editor) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 1176 pages Publisher: Greenwood; annotated edition (September 30, 2007) ISBN-10: 0313336253 ISBN-13: 978-0313336256 Primary Source Guide to Turkey (Countries of the World: a Primary Source Journey) Author: Christopher Blomquist Reading Level: Ages 4 and up Library Binding: 24 pages Publisher: Powerkids Pr (August 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1404227598 ISBN-13: 978-140422759 T is for Turkey (World Alphabets) Author: Nilufer Topaloglu Pyper Reading Level: Ages 5 - 8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books (July 29, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1845079981 ISBN-13: 978-1845079987

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Turkish Delight: A Kid's Guide To Istanbul, Turkey Author: Penelope Dyan (John D. Weigand, Photographer) Reading Level: Ages 6 and up Paperback: 44 pages Publisher: Bellissima Publishing LLC; Large type edition edition (February 9, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935630547 ISBN-13: 978-1935630548 Teens in Turkey (Global Connections) Author: Alexandra Lilly Reading Level: Ages 11 and up Hardcover: 96 pages Publisher: Compass Point Books (January 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0756534143 ISBN-13: 978-0756534141 National Geographic Countries of the World: Turkey Author: Sarah Shields Reading Level: Ages 10 and up Library Binding: 64 pages Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books; Library (January 13, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1426303874 ISBN-13: 978-1426303876 Bonbon, online interactive children’s magazine Reading Level: Ages 6-14 Language: English and Turklish Site: www.bonbonkids.com

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Adult Non-Fiction: History Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds Author: Stephen Kinzer Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Revised edition (September 16, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0374531404 ISBN-13: 978-0374531409 Turkey: A Short History Author: Norman Stone Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Thames & Hudson (March 1, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0500251754 ISBN-13: 979-0500251750 The Turks Today Author: Paperback: Publisher: Language: ISBN-10: ISBN-13:

Andrew Mango 288 pages Overlook TP (March 28, 2006) English 1585677566 978-1585677566

Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey Author: Hugh Pope and Nicole Pope Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Overlook TP; Rev Upd edition (December 6, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1590206908 ISBN-13: 978-1590206904 Atatürk: An Intellectual Biography Author: M. Sükrü Hanioglu Hardcover: 280 pages Publisher: Princeton University Press; First Edition edition (May 9, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0691151091 ISBN-13: 978-0691151090 4


Adult Non-Fiction: Turkey Culture + Society The Republic of Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music Author: Martin Stokes Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (October 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0226775062 ISBN-13: 978-0226775067 Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History Author: Savas Arslan Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 3, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0195370066 ISBN-13: 978-0195370065 The Turkish Cookbook: Regional Recipes and Stories Author: Nur Ilkin and Sheilah Kaufman Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Interlink Pub Group; Reprint edition (September 1, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1566568188 ISBN-13: 978-1566568180 Unleashed : Contemporary Art from Turkey Author: Hossein Amirsadeghi Hardcover: 328 pages Publisher: Thames & Hudson (May 17, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 050097702X ISBN-13: 978-0500977026 Anatolian Days and Nights: A Love Affair with Turkey, Land of Dervishes, Goddesses, and Saints Author: Angie Brenner and Joy E. Stocke Paperback: 264 pages Publisher: Wild River Books (March 1, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983918805 ISBN-13: 978-0983918806 5


Adult Fiction + Memoir Istanbul: Memories of a City Author: Orhan Pamuk Paperback: 348 pages Publisher: Faber and Faber (April 6, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0571218334 ISBN-13: 978-0571218332 My Name is Red Author: Paperback: Publisher: Language: ISBN-10: ISBN-13:

Orhan Pamuk 688 pages Faber and Faber (October 13, 2011) English 0571268838 978-0571268832

Human Landscapes from My Country: An Epic Novel in Verse Author: Nazim Hikmet (Randy Blasing, Translator; Mutlu Konuk Blasing, Translator) Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Persea (January 6, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0892553499 ISBN-13: 978-089255349 Birds Without Wings Author: Louis de Bernieres Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Vintage; Trade Paperback Edition edition (June 28, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1400079322 ISBN-13: 978-1400079322 Beyond the Orchard Author: Azize Ethem Paperback: 151 pages Publisher: Citlembik Publications (March 1, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 9756663693 ISBN-13: 978-97566636 6


The Bastard of Istanbul Author: Elif Shafak Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin Books; 1ST edition (January 29, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0143112716 ISBN-13: 978-0143112716 Flea Palace Author: Paperback: Publisher: Language: ISBN-10: ISBN-13:

Elif Shafak 448 pages Viking (August 5, 2010) English 0141048956 978-0141048956

Memed, My Hawk Author: Paperback: Publisher: Language: ISBN-10: ISBN-13:

Yasar Kemal 392 pages NYRB Classics (June 30, 2005) English 159017139X 978-1590171394

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Islam (General) Islam: A Short History Author: Karen Armstrong Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Modern Library (August 6, 2002) ISBN-10: 081296618X ISBN-13: 978-0812966183 What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam Author: John Esposito Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition (July 13, 2011) ISBN-10: 0199794138 ISBN-13: 978-0199794133 Islam: A Very Short Introduction Author: Malise Ruthven Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press (June 15, 2000) ISBN-10: 0192853899 ISBN-13: 978-0192853899 Islam in the World Author: Paperback: Publisher: ISBN-10: ISBN-13:

Malise Ruthven 544 pages Oxford University Press, USA; 3rd edition (April 20, 2006) 0195305035 978-0195305036

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