Description
When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused children there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinitely. But it 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.
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.
Info
ISBN: 9781416903291
Published Date: June 1, 2005
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Page Count: 120
Size: 7.64" l x 5.06" w x 0.39" h
Age Classification: Ages 9 to 12
Category
Tweens Fiction