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While volunteering with her mother at a community center, a seven-year-old girl befriends Suhana, also seven, whose cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to communicate or control her movements. Includes facts about cerebral palsy.
Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that life itself chooses one's destiny. After her husband's death in the collapse of the World Trade Center, the discovery of his manuscript marks Arissa's reconnection to life.
Many young people of racially mixed backgrounds discuss their feelings about family relationships, prejudice, dating, personal identity, and other issues.
An 8-year old girl decides to make a list of all the things she likes and dislikes about dealing with her autistic brother, and in doing so realizes that she has created A Manual for Marco. "Through her genuine and caring accounts about growing up with an older, autistic brother, this 8-year-old also shows her love for her sibling who is special but sometimes does things that are not-so-special. I highly recommend this book written with sensitivity and beautifully illustrated." --Lorna d’Entremont, M.Ed., Special Needs Book Review "Shaila Abdullah proves to be a great ambassador for autism, using explanations and warm, welcoming illustrations in A Manual for Marco that give a complex condition a simpler explanation." --C. Hope Clark, Author of The Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries "A Manual for Marco is a welcome addition to children’s literature that will help in introducing the condition of autism to young people and providing information that will enable them to understand a little more about it so that it will not seem so scary." --Wayne Walker, Home School Book Reviews For more information, please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com SHAILA ABDULLAH is an award-winning author and designer based in Austin, Texas. She has written four other books: Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana, and Rani in Search of a Rainbow. Along with illustrations by the author, A Manual for Marco also includes artwork by IMAN TEJPAR, a 12-year-old artist from Canada. From the Growing With Love Series Loving Healing Press Juvenile Fiction: Social Issues - Special Needs
“We were meant to be best friends and as lovers but I want you be my wife now” Why do we fall in love? How can we reverse back to the past? A story of two close friends they share a steadfast link. Suhana “Hana” Akiyama and Jin Takami are polar opposites, however, they balance out one another with their dissimilar personalities. A seed of what could be described as teenage curiosity, careless notion and irreversible decision. Hana sooner or later, realizes that her mutual feelings for her best friend had developed from admiring Jin as a friend into romantical emotion. A roller coaster of anger, confusion; sorrow. The heartbroken friends progresses on a rocky journey about life, family matters, newfound love and remorse.
"Abdullah takes us into the hearts and minds, realities and yearnings, and daily existence of women young and aged in and from South Asia. Her stunningly beautiful prose and elegant iridescent descriptions of the land that these women love is juxtaposed with the brutality and coarseness of their everyday existence." -Dr. Shirley Hord, author of Implementing Change Beyond the Cayenne Wall captures the cultural chasm-and sometimes the collision between the East and the West-as the characters struggle to find their individualities despite the barriers imposed by society. Tannu refuses to give up her firstborn to the caretakers of the shrine of Shah Daullah as tradition dictates. Dhool is a defiant, spirited woman who confronts the five mistakes in her life and ventures out among the wolves in human clothing to make ends meet. In a striking account of alienation and the clash of two worlds, Mansi faces some tough choices when she brings her widowed mother back with her to live in the United States. In these and several other stories, Abdullah weaves together a collection of events that spin around betrayals, confessions, acceptance, and denial, shaken in with exotic spices and flavor, a potpourri for the senses.
IntroductionDoes your child have a friend, family member, or classmate who has cerebral palsy? Would you like your child or the children in your classroom to understand more about cerebral palsy? Are you looking for an engaging way to start a dialogue about cerebral palsy? I wrote this book to solve these challenges. C is for Cerebral Palsy is a children's picture book in an ABC format. With delightful illustrations, this book teaches typical conditions that people with cerebral palsy might have. The book uses child-friendly language and is narrated by a 6-year-old with cerebral palsy. C is for Cerebral Palsy provides an entertaining way to start a simple educational discussion about cerebral palsy. I invite you to read this story interactively with your child. Encourage discussions of how you or your friends might be like the child in this book. You might compare and contrast how the child in this book is similar or different from a person you know with cerebral palsy. I intentionally chose a child with more significant limitations so you or your child's friends may have more options for movement. I believe knowledge helps break down barriers and encourages kindness and patience. Helping children understand cerebral palsy at a young age is powerful. Reading this book will change the life of your child and the lives of people with cerebral palsy that your child meets now and in the future.
When Alok Shirke decided to prepare for the mother-of-all-exams – UPSC Civil Service – little did he know that the journey would turn out to be much more than just books and classes. He moves from the comfort of his home to the crowded lanes of Old Rajinder Nagar. A chance encounter with Sarah seems like destiny’s compensation for all his hard work. He also meets buddies for a lifetime. Their life-stories of love, regret, friendship and shattered dreams take him through Kashmir and Turkey; from brothels to hospitals; and from dingy quarters to the hallowed halls of UPSC. When life finally seems to be coming back on track, he stumbles upon a truth that is bound to change him and the rest of his life. Will Alok crack the exam, or will be just one of the many soon-forgotten aspirants? Will a strange revelation make him see his life as A Pleasant Escape?
Displaced by the Pakistan floods, Rani's family has taken refuge at a relief camp where they are doing their part to help other flood victims. Eight-year-old Rani wants to assist but doesn't know how. Heeding the advice of her father to help in a way only children can, Rani embarks on a journey to bring true joy to a dear friend on the occasion of Eid. "This sweet, touching story is based on the historic 2010 floods in Pakistan which affected 8.6 million children. As a result of reading Rani in Search of a Rainbow or having it read to them, youngsters will be introduced to the culture of Pakistan." --WAYNE WALKER,ÿHome School Book Reviews "Abdullah's use of poetic language and Rani's quest to find her place in her community will keep readers turning the pages until the end." --GWENDOLYN HOOKS, author of 17 books for young readers "Rani in Search of a Rainbow glows under the colorful hues of its text and rich characters. As readers, we are taken into a unique setting that one would not expect to visit in the confi nes of a children's picture book." --JEWEL KATS, author ofÿReena's Bollywood DreamÿandÿCinderella's Magical Wheelchair SHAILA ABDULLAH is an award-winning author and designer based in Austin, Texas. Her other books include:ÿSaffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana,ÿandÿA Manual for Marco. The author has received several awards for her work including the Golden Quill Award and Patras Bukhari Award for English Language. From Growing With Love Series at Loving Healing Pressÿ LCCN: 2014024041ÿ Juvenile Fiction : Social Issues - Homelessness & Poverty
