A Girl Called Genghis Khan, 5 - (People Who Shaped Our World) by Michelle Lord (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a brave Pakistani girl who pursued her love of sports in spite of being taunted and beaten. When the President of Pakistan gave Maria an award for outstanding achievement, the Taliban threatened her squash club, family, and life. Forced to quit the team, she continued to practice in her bedroom <i>every day for three years!</i> Maria's story will inspire and empower all children . . . especially girls.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>This compelling, timely, and empowering picture book introduces children to Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani girl who braved threats from the Taliban in order to play the sport she loved. </b> <p/> "<b>Malik's artwork is extraordinary, with each page displaying brilliant colors and poster-worthy images that contribute to the narrative's overall messages of female empowerment and triumph against impossible odds. . . . this book has something for every reader." --<i>Booklist</i></b> <p/> Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani girl who loved sports and longed for the freedom that boys in her culture enjoyed. She joined a squash club to pursue her dream, and was taunted, teased, and beaten--but still continued playing. Then, when Maria received an award from the President of Pakistan for outstanding achievement, the Taliban threatened her squash club, her family, and her life. Although forced to quit the team, she refused to give up. Maria kept practicing the game in her bedroom <i>every day for three years!</i> Her hard work and perseverance in the face of overwhelming obstacles will inspire all children.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"As a girl growing up in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan, Maria Toorpakai Wazir was, by virtue of her gender, prohibited from reading books, watching television, and playing sports. To gain access to these freedoms, she began dressing up as a boy, which earned her the nickname Genghis Khan. She discovered the sport of squash as an outlet for her energy and quickly excelled at it, becoming the only female athlete in a club of 400 males. Yet, after she received an award from the president of Pakistan, the Taliban threatened the lives of her and her family. Lord (Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin, 2006) explores how Wazir negotiated the fundamentalist constraints of Taliban rule with the need to be herself. Malik's artwork is extraordinary, with each page displaying brilliant colors and poster-worthy images that contribute to the narrative's overall messages of female empowerment and triumph against impossible odds. An ideal supplement to any collection focusing on multicultural or gender studies, this book has something for every reader." --<i>Booklist</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Michelle Lord is the author of <i>A Song for Cambodia</i> and <i>Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin</i>, as well as numerous science books. She first heard Maria's story on NPR and knew she had to share it with children. Michelle lives in New Braunfels, TX, with her family. <p/> Shehzil Malik is a designer and illustrator who is a Fulbright scholar with an MFA in Visual Communication Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is also part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN). Shezil has taught at Beaconhouse National University, worked as art director at Ogilvy & Mather, been part of the Arcade Creative Group at Sony Music in New York City, and served as the art director of a socially conscious startup, Uth Oye!, in Lahore.
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