# Milloo's Mind

**Author:** Reem Faruqi
**Grade range:** Grades K–4
**First published:** 2023
**Page count:** 0
**Genre:** Picture Book
**ISBN-13:** `9780063056619`
**ISBN-10:** `0063056615`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/milloos-mind
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

From the author of Lailah's Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about Maryam Faruqi, the founder of the Happy Home Schools, which provided education to thousands of girls across Pakistan at a time when girls weren't encouraged to go to school. Maryam was a trailblazer for women's education and the author is her granddaughter, creating a personal, inspiring tale. Perfect for fans of Malala's Magic Pencil and She Persisted! Milloo lives in a time when school is considered unnecessary for girls. But to Milloo, education is essential. When Milloo reads, her thoughts dance. Milloo courageously dreams of becoming a teacher, but in fifth grade her parents tell her she has had enough school. Milloo is heartbroken but finds a way to achieve her educational goals, graduati

## Where this book is assigned

### Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)

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