A Thousand Questions
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Mimi is not thrilled to be spending her summer in Karachi, Pakistan, with grandparents sheâs never met. Secretly, she wishes to find her long-absent father, and plans to write to him in her beautiful new journal.
The cookâs daughter, Sakina, still hasnât told her parents that sheâll be accepted to school only if she can improve her English test scoreâbut then, how could her family possibly afford to lose the money she earns working with her Abba in a rich familyâs kitchen?
Although the girls seem totally incompatible at first, as the summer goes on, Sakina and Mimi realize that they have plenty in commonâand that they each need the other to get what they want most.Â
This relatable and empathetic story about two friends coming to understand each other will resonate with readers who loved Other Words for Home and Front Desk.Â
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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.
