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[CLOSED] Book Review and Giveaway: The Hijab Boutique

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I punch in the security code to our home and step inside to the cool interior. I hear the water running and figure Mom must be taking a bath. That suits me just fine. I kick off my trainers with relief and put them inside the closet. I’m about to leave the entrance hall when I do a double take and stare at the shoe rack that houses Mom’s footwear collection. Not surprisingly, there isn’t a pair of tap dancing shoes in sight. Forget that, Mom doesn’t even own a pair of high heels! I pick up a set of modest leather flats and smack their rubber soles together. No rhythmic sound. Their silence hangs like a heavy, dark cloud over my mind.

Farrah Khan sometimes feels like the odd one out at her exclusive private school. She’s a reserved Muslim girl trying to navigate relationships with her popularity-obsessed classmates. What keeps her afloat is a strong bond with the person she least expected — her mother.

This past week, I had the pleasure of reading The Hijab Boutique. It’s a small, illustrated chapter book aimed at middle readers, about the trials of a young Muslim girl who learns about hijab and her mother’s personal drive to succeed as a believing Muslim and a single mother. The author, Michelle Khan is an Indo-Canadian writer who has received awards and recognition for her work in journalism and television. This is her first chapter book for children.