Iqbal
When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinetely. But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil...and is brave enough to show them how to get there.
This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal's courage.
Author: Francesco D'Adamo
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781416903291
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 72762 / Iqbal
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2005 pg. 209
About the Author
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.
This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal's courage.
Author: Francesco D'Adamo
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781416903291
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 72762 / Iqbal
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2005 pg. 209
About the Author
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.
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