Title:
The button box
Summary:
After Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim cousin Nadeem are called hateful names at school, Granny Buena rummages in her closet and pulls out a glittering crystal button box. It's packed with buttons that generations of their Sephardic ancestors have cherished. With the help of Granny's mysterious cat Sheba, Ava and Nadeem discover that a button from the Button Box will whisk them back in time. Suddenly, they find themselves in ancient Morocco, where Nadeem's ancestor, Prince Abdur Rahman, is running for his life. Can Ava and Nadeem help the prince escape to Spain and fulfill his destiny, creating a legendary Golden Age for Muslims, Jews and Christians? -- Amazon.
Audience:
Ages 8-13. Kar-Ben Publishing.
Grades 4-6. Kar-Ben Publishing.
Physical Description:
144 pages ; 20 cm
Personal Subject:
Author(s):
Publisher:
Kar-Ben Publishing,
Publication Date:
2022
ISBN:
9781728423968
9781728423975
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Publishing, [2022]
©2022
Call Number:
J HODDER