The Librarian of Basra Kindness Do you see more than

Do you see more than five jelly beans

Living on Earth under the aliens’ harsh authoritarian rule

as he discovers that sometimes five minutes feels like forever--like when you're finishing up at the dentist's office or waiting in line for the bathroom or in the backseat on a long car ride--and sometimes five minutes feels like no time at all--like when you're playing your favorite game or at the tippy top of a roller coaster or snuggling up with a book before bedtime

Love is a curse and the con is the only answer in a game too dangerous to lose

Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special

The Librarian of Basra Kindness Do you see more thanAlia Muhammad Bakers library in Basra, Iraq, has been a meeting place for those who love books for the past fourteen years. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the libraryalong with the thirty thousand books within itwill be destroyed forever. In this incredible true story of a war stricken country where civilians seem powerless in the face of battle, this feminist and inspirational tale about a librarians struggle to save her communitys priceless