You Can Do It, Yasmin!
By Saadia Faruqi and Hatem Aly
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Saadia Faruqi
Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer, interfaith activist, and cultural-sensitivity trainer. She is the author of the children’s early-reader series Yasmin and the middle grade novels A Thousand Questions, Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero, and The Partition Project and the coauthor of the middle grade novel A Place at the Table as well as The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World. She was profiled in O magazine as a woman making a difference in her community and serves as editor in chief of Blue Minaret, a magazine for Muslim art, poetry, and prose. She resides in Houston, Texas, with her family.
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You Can Do It, Yasmin! - Saadia Faruqi
To Mariam for inspiring me, and Mubashir for helping me find the right words —S.F.
To my sister, Eman, and her amazing girls, Jana and Kenzi —H.A.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication Page
Yasmin the Soccer Star
Chapter 1: A New Coach
Chapter 2: Excuses
Chapter 3: The Goalkeeper
Yasmin the Gardener
Chapter 1: Spring Is Here
Chapter 2: Planting Seeds
Chapter 3: Too Hot
Yasmin the Writer
Chapter 1: The Assignment
Chapter 2: Thinking Hard
Chapter 3: A Hero to the Rescue
Yasmin the Friend
Chapter 1: Guests
Chapter 2: A Fight Between Friends
Chapter 3: A New Game
Think About It, Talk About It
Learn Urdu with Yasmin!
Pakistani Fun Facts
Make Your Own Writing Journal
About the Author
About the Illustrator
Copyright
Back Cover
CHAPTER 1
A New Coach
It was time for gym class. Principal Nguyen had some news.
Students, we have a new gym teacher,
he said. "Please welcome Coach