The Baobab Basket

The first of an upcoming series, The Baobob Basket is 120 page novel for young people ages 8-13. It focuses on Aliya, a 12 year old African–American Muslim girl, living with her parents, two brothers and her younger sister in Washington,D.C. The story is set in 2005, after the events of September 11th completely changed the way Americans looked at Islam. Aliya‘s active family life is woven together with Islamic and African-American threads and values. The book captures your attention from the start as the reader is swept into the daily life of this American Muslim family.

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