A Thousand Questions

Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi''s tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big dreams, and all the right questions. Mimi is not thrilled to be spending her summer in Karachi, Pakistan, with grandparents she''s never met. Secretly, she wishes to find her long-absent father, and plans to write to him in her beautiful new journal. The cook''s daughter, Sakina, still hasn''t told her parents that she''ll be accepted to school only if she can improve her English test score--but then, how could her family possibly afford to lose the money she earns working with her Abba in a rich family''s kitchen? Although the girls seem totally incompatible at first, as the summer goes on, Sakina and Mimi realize that they have plenty in common--and that they each need the other to get what they want most. This relatable and empathetic story about two friends coming to understand each other will resonate with readers who loved Other Words for Home and Front Desk .

About the author

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer and interfaith activist. She is the author of the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Saving Sunshine, the popular early-reader series Yasmin, and the middle grade novels The Strongest Heart, A Thousand Questions, Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero, and The Partition Project and the coauthor of the middle grade novel A Place at the Table as well as The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World. She was profiled in O magazine as a woman making a difference in her community and serves as editor in chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry, and prose. She resides in Houston, Texas, with her family.

Product details

• Authors: Saadia Faruqi, Faruqi Saadia
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780062943200
• ISBN: 978-0-06-294320-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Middle East, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / Middle East, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural