AWARD-WINNING EARLY CHAPTER SERIES: Book 5 in this easy-to-read, contemporary chapter book series featuring Salma, a spirited young girl navigating family and culture. More adventures with Salma are on the way!
UNIVERSAL THEMES: Explores the challenges and joys of multilingualism, intergenerational connection, and finding creative ways to communicate across languages.
MUSLIM & IMMIGRANT REPRESENTATION: Highlights the richness of Arabic language and culture through Salma’s interactions with her grandmother and friends, offering nuanced portrayal of a diverse, diasporic Muslim family, as well as an immigrant family experience.
CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING: Salma draws on her ingenuity, from backgammon games to music and body language, showing readers that communication is about more than words.
DYNAMIC AUTHOR: Danny Ramadan continues to earn critical acclaim and awards for his children’s and adult books, and is an in-demand public speaker.
BACKMATTER EXTRAS: Activity for kids in the back of the book for a connect-the-dots activity featuring the Arabic alphabet, encouraging language exploration and engagement.
LEVELING INFO: Coming soon
SWEET SPOT READER RECOMMENDATION: 8 years
FOR FANS OF: The Dory Fantasmagory series and the Katie Woo and Friends series
