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Synopsis
Just like Craig Kielburger, another young hero featured in this series, Elizabeth Bloomer's life was forever changed by the young Pakistani boy named Iqbal Masih. Elizabeth was in middle school when Iqbal visited her school. He explained his story and the desperate need for children's rights. Iqbal's life was so brief, but he touched many people before being murdered, including Elizabeth. Now a young adult, she has been a member of her college's Appalachia Service Project, participated in Habitat for Humanity International, and volunteered in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. One of America's youngest spokespersons, she is educating and informing people about child labor and what they can do to help, which will truly inspire your readers.Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 4-8 - Inspired by the life and work of Iqbal Masih, a boy from Pakistan sold into slavery, Bloomer became an opponent of child labor while attending middle school. Reed tells not only her story, but also that of Iqbal, who was freed from his plight and able to campaign for other child laborers in Pakistan before he was murdered. After he visited her middle school, the students and staff became quite active in the child-labor movement, which laid the foundation for Bloomer's enthusiasm and support. Now 22, she has been a member of her college's Appalachia Service Project, participated in Habitat for Humanity International, and volunteered in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The important roles that both family and faith played in Bloomer's activism are repeated often throughout the book. The writing is clear, if unremarkable, and photographs from both of the young people's lives are dotted throughout. Paired with Francesco D'Adamo's Iqbal(S & S, 2003), a fictionalized account of Iqbal Masih's life, this title becomes that much more moving and significant.-Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA
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