The Partition Project
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In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani American girl whose passion for journalism starts a conversation about her grandmotherâs experience of the Partition of India and Pakistanâand the bond that the two form as she helps Dadi tell her story.
When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesnât have time to be Dadiâs unofficial babysitterâher journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call âjournalism.â
As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for a subject for her documentary, the two of them start talking. About Dadiâs childhood in northern Indiaâand about the Partition that forced her to leave her home and relocate to the newly created Pakistan.
As details of Dadiâs life are revealed, Dadiâs personal story feels a lot more like the breaking news that Maha loves so much. And before she knows it, she has the subject of her documentary.
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Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, interfaith activist, and cultural-sensitivity trainer. She is the author of the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Saving Sunshine, the popular early-reader series Yasmin, and the middle grade novels A Thousand Questions, Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero, and The Partition Project and the coauthor of the middle grade novel A Place at the Table as well as The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World. She was profiled in O magazine as a woman making a difference in her community and serves as editor in chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry, and prose. She resides in Houston, Texas, with her family.
