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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Atheneum
Publication date
November 1, 2003
Pages
120
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689854453
ISBN-10
0689854455
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$17.99
Other format details
juvenile
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Presents a fictionalized account of the life of Iqbal Masih, the Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gunned down at the age of thirteen.
Amazon.com description: Product 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.
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.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Atheneum (November 1, 2003)
9780689854453 | details & prices | 120 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.99
About: A fictionalized account of the Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gunned down at the age of thirteen.
About: A fictionalized account of the Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gunned down at the age of thirteen.
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