The Girl with a Brave Heart
Shiraz, a kindhearted young girl growing up in Tehran, has a miserable life at home with her stepmother and stepsister, who treat her like a servant. When the wind blows Shiraz’s ball of wool into the garden next door, she spends the day helping and caring for the old lady who lives there, with miraculous results. Then her stepmother sends her own daughter off on the same mission . . . but will the results be the same?
“Taken altogether, the book is a heartwarming vindication of good-heartedness, something that doesn’t always get celebrated in a girlhood culture of snark.” -The New York Times
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Ages 4 to 10 years
Written By: Rita Jahanforuz
Illustrated By: Vali Mintzi
Format - Paperback
Discussion Guide: Girl with a Brave Heart Activity Sheet