Iqbal A Novel

Name: Iqbal A Novel
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ISBN: 9780689854453

ISBN-10: 0689854455

ISBN-13: 9780689854453

Edition: 2003

Authors: Francesco D'Adamo, Ann Leonori

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When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinetely. But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil...and is brave enough to show them how to get there. This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal's courage.

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication date: 11/1/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Francesco D'Adamo is well-known for his adult books in the tradition of Italian noir fiction. He began writing fiction for young adults to much foreign acclaim in 1999. Iqbal is his third novel for young adults and his first to be published in the U.S. D'Adamo lives in Milan, Italy.