Iqbal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689854453)

"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.

Author: Francesco D'Adamo
ISBN-10: 0689854455
ISBN-13: 9780689854453
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2003
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.72h x 5.48w x 0.56d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 72762 / Iqbal

Award: Christopher Awards - Winner
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2003 pg. 496
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2003 pg. 742
Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2003 pg. 1310
School Library Journal 11/01/2003 pg. 138
Publishers Weekly 11/10/2003 pg. 62
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2004 pg. 187
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2004 pg. 1286
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 116 - Superior,Well Above Average
Multicultural Review 06/01/2004 pg. 93
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 36
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 89 - Superior,Well Above Average