Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, Judith Henderson, Katherine Ahmed (Illustrator)Series:CitizenKidAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2023-09-05Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525310034ISBN-10:1525310038UPC:9781525310034Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Social Topics, ReligionBook Topic:Women, Prejudice & Racism, IslamSize:10.10 x 9.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC40PH1Q66
Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball
A Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers.
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she's the star player on her school's varsity team. On the day of the playoffs, though, the referee says she can't play while wearing her hijab. Her teammates...
Series: CitizenKid
Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525310034ISBN-10:1525310038UPC:9781525310034Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Social Topics, ReligionBook Topic:Women, Prejudice & Racism, IslamSize:10.10 x 9.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC40PH1Q66
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir first picked up a basketball at the age of three, and she's been playing ever since. Living in a practicing-Muslim household, as she grew older, Bilqis followed her religious beliefs. She began wearing a hijab, a traditional head covering for Muslim women, and practiced modesty on the court by covering all skin except her hands. Bilqis had a very successful high school career,...
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Contributor(s)
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, Judith Henderson, Katherine Ahmed (Illustrator)
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