Yasmin the Soccer Star
- Publisher
- Capstone Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2020
- Category
- Beginner, Friendship, Muslim
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- k to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781515858867
- Publish Date
- Jan 2020
- List Price
- $10.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781515846420
- Publish Date
- Jan 2020
- List Price
- $21.95
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Description
Everyone in Yasmin's gym class is excited to play soccer, except for Yasmin. She's seen the pros play, and it looks scary! When Yasmin is chosen as goalie, will she step up or back out? Courage, Yasmin!
About the authors
Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator who currently lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people. He has illustrated many books for young people that earned multiple starred reviews and positions on the New York Times bestseller list including The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali, In My Mosque by M. O. Yuksel, the Newbery Honor winner The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz, The Unicorn Rescue Society series also by Adam Gidwitz with several amazing coauthors, Meet Yasmin by Saadia Faruqi, Raj’s Rule (for the Bathroom at School) with Lana Button, How to Feed Your Parents by Ryan Miller, and Ethan and the Strays by John Sullivan. He has more upcoming books and projects in the works. You can find him online @MetaHatem or MetaHatem.com.
Saadia Faruqi
est une auteure américaine d'origine pakistanaise. Activiste
interconfessionnelle et formatrice en sensibilisation aux réalités
culturelles, elle a déjà été mentionnée dans The Oprah Magazine.
Elle est l'auteure de la série de nouvelles pour adultes Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan. Ses essais
ont été publiés dans le Huffington Post, Upworthy, et NBC Asian
America. Elle vit à Houston, au Texas avec son mari et ses enfants.
Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, activist, and cultural sensitivity trainer previously profiled in O Magazine. She is the author of the adult short-story collection, Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan. Her essays have been published in Huffington Post, Upworthy, and NBC Asian America. She resides in Houston, Texas.
