How Mohammed Saved Miss Liberty: The Story of a Good Muslim Boy

by M. S. Holm

Overview

After 9/11, life in small town Ohio changes for fourteen-year-old Mohammed and his family. Their masjid is desecrated. The family is business boycotted. At middle school, he becomes the object of anti-Muslim taunts and threats. On top of this, his trip to New York City with the Young Engineers Club is canceled. Seeing New York has been Mohammed’s boyhood dream. He already knows more about Manhattan than any other kid in the club. He is also an expert on the Statue of Liberty. When the Young Engineer’s trip is unexpectedly rescheduled, Mohammed finds himself in New York with a chance to see her at last. However, the statue is closed to the public. The club wants to see Ground Zero. Has he come this far to ignore a dream? Breaking all the rules, he makes it to Liberty Island where an extraordinary event unfolds—The Saving of Miss Liberty.

Written for middle-grade and young adult readers, HOW MOHAMMED SAVED MISS LIBERTY addresses the issue of anti-Muslim discrimination following the September 11th attacks. It also tells a unique story about one of our most treasured national monuments—the Statue of Liberty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997455304
Publisher:	Great West Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	276
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

M. S. HOLM is the author of DRILLER, THE ARBORIST, and WHEN YOUR SCHOOL BUS GOES TO MEXICO, a 2010 Moonbeam award winner. He lives Mexico.

Table of Contents

The Golden Door Imprisoned Lightning Liberty Island NYC The Saving of Miss Liberty Ohio Epilogue Glossary

Editorial Reviews

"A thoughtful novel that invites the reader to see the world from a different perspective, and a much-needed contribution to children's literature shelves in the wake of hysteria or predispositions to assume the worst about all Muslims in the wake of 9/11." -MIDWEST
BOOK REVIEW

"Besides telling the very real story of what everyone of Middle Eastern decent went through after 9/11, it is so well-written-lyrical, even; a joy to read. It will change the lives of children through knowledge and, hopefully, empathy."
-Nancy Lee Cecil, author of RAISING PEACEFUL CHILDREN IN A VIOLENT WORLD

HOW MOHAMMED SAVED MISS LIBERTYy shows teens and young adults the complexities of relationships, and the possibility for good will toward friends, neighbors, and humanity. It also draws attention to the realities we face in this angry world. While some people choose hatred, the world is really full of kindness, acceptance, and generosity. -FOREWORD REVIEWS

There is almost nothing about the Statue of Liberty that Mohammed bin Hasan Ahmed Al- Fulani - known as "Hamed," the "only kid in Pioneer Middle School with a permanent tan" and its only Muslim - doesn't know. As a member of the Young Engineers Club in his small Ohio school, he is intensely looking forward to its trip to New York. And although it is almost derailed by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the club manages to get there, where Hamed's fantasies take over. -ARIZONA DAILY STAR

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