| Iqbal Contributor(s): D'Adamo, Francesco (Author), Leonori, Ann (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0689854455 ISBN-13: 9780689854453 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This moving, fictionalized account of the life of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani boy who brings hope to child workers in a carpet factory, is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is chanced by Iqbal's courage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002153498 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.48" W x 8.72" (0.51 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72762 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You see, for Iqbal I was not invisible. I existed, and he made me free. For Fatima and the other unseen children of Hussain Khan's carpet factory, Iqbal Masih's arrival is the end of hope and its beginning. It is Iqbal who tells them that their family's debt will never be cancelled, no matter how many inches of progress they make in their rugs, no matter how neat the knots or perfect the pattern. But it is also Iqbal who is brave enough to talk about the future. Fatima, he promises, next spring you and I are going to go and fly a kite. Remember that, whatever happens. This is the story of the real Iqbal: a courageous thirteen-year-old boy who knew that his life was worth more than a rug, that chaining children to looms to work hours without rest was not right, and that there was a way to stop the abuse. |
Contributor Bio(s): D'Adamo, Francesco: - Francesco D'Adamo is well-known for his adult books in the tradition of Italian noir fiction. He began writing fiction for young adults to much foreign acclaim in 1999. Iqbal is his third novel for young adults and his first to be published in the U.S. D'Adamo lives in Milan, Italy. |