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by Sarah Musa (Author), Rania Hasan (Illustrator)
Malik's
brother is autistic. They have great times together but sometimes they clash.
When
Malik fights with Badr over the TV, and then Mama doesn't let him buy the train
set he desperately wants, Malik starts to feel that life with Badr gets too
hard.
But
Badr finds something to cheer Malik up, a train made with something he never
expected.
Sometimes
fun just needs a bit of imagination!
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Malik
and his older Badr fight over the television and Malik isn't even allowed to
get a model train, because Badr would break it. Badr is autistic. Through all
of this Malik's anger towards his brother grows and grows. But when he
complains to Mama that life with Badr is hard, she tells him his brother is a
blessing. Malik just can't see how. Will he ever be convinced?
Author Biography
Sarah Musa grew up in rural New Mexico on a small farm with chickens, goats, cats, and rabbits. With nine siblings she always had someone to play with or someone to talk to.
Growing up as a Muslim in the United States was challenging. She struggled with feeling that she wasn't good enough or that she didn't belong. Her safe-haven was her family and often a good book. Knowing that many Muslim children struggle as she did it inspired her to write for them. She hopes that her writing assures them that they are normal.
