Read-alikes and related books

Books like Power Forward

If you loved Power Forward by Hena Khan, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Muslim, Basketball, Religious, and Family.

Muslim Basketball Religious Family Sports & Recreation Juvenile Nonfiction Religion Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Power Forward

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream Power Forward; On Point; Bounce Back

Hena Khan

Themes: Muslim • Basketball • Religious

Sadiq and the Explorers

Siman Nuurali

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

The Boldest White A Story of Hijab and Community

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

Call Me Adnan

Reem Faruqi

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

In My Mosque

M. O. Yuksel

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

All the Things We Never Knew

Liara Tamani

Themes: Basketball • Religious • Family

Falling Short

Ernesto Cisneros

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

Double Scribble

Brandon Terrell

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#10

Hassan and Aneesa Celebrate Eid

Yasmeen Rahim

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

#11

Salt in His Shoes Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

Deloris Jordan

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#12

Dough Boys

Paula Chase

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#13

Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero

Saadia Faruqi

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

#14

Backboard Fever

Clair Bee

Themes: Basketball • Religious • Sports & Recreation

#15

Front and Center

Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#16

Thanks a Lot, Universe

Chad Lucas

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#17

Forged by Fire

Sharon M. Draper

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#18

Salma Writes a Book

Danny Ramadan

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

#19

Basketball Dreams

Chris Paul

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#20

Cinderella An Islamic Tale

Fawzia Gilani

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

#21

The Playbook 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in this Game Called Life

Kwame Alexander

Themes: Basketball • Family • Sports & Recreation

#22

You Can Do It!

Tony Dungy

Themes: Religious • Family • Sports & Recreation

#23

Amira & Hamza The War to Save the Worlds

Samira Ahmed (Fiction writer)

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

#24

Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power Volume 2

Samira Ahmed

Themes: Muslim • Religious • Family

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Power Forward by Hena Khan. Connected by Muslim, Basketball, Religious. Authors featured include Hena Khan, Siman Nuurali, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Reem Faruqi, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.