{"product_id":"the-strongest-heart-9780063115866","title":"The Strongest Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREORDER — Expected release: 01 December 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e This book is not yet available. Dispatch is subject to supplier availability and publication-date changes.\u003c\/p\u003eA Schneider Family Book Award HonoreeFrom beloved middle grade author Saadia Faruqi comes a poignant exploration of the impact of mental illness on families\u0026amp;mdash;and the love and hope that it takes to begin telling a different tale. Mo is used to his father\u0026amp;rsquo;s fits of rage. When Abbu's moods shake the house, Mo is safe inside his head, with his cherished folktales: The best way to respond is not to engage. Apparently, his mama knows that too\u0026amp;mdash;which is why she took a job on the other side of the world, leaving Mo alone with Abbu.With Mama gone, the two move to Texas to live with Mo\u0026amp;rsquo;s aunt and cousin, Rayyan. The two boys could not be more different. Rayyan is achievement-driven and factual; Mo is a \u0026amp;ldquo;bad kid.\u0026amp;quot; Still, there is a lot to like about living in Texas. Sundays at the mosque are better than he\u0026amp;rsquo;d expected. And Rayyan and his aunt become a real family to Mo.But even in a warm home and school where he begins to see a future for himself, Mo knows that the monster within his father can break out and destroy their fragile peace at any moment\u0026amp;hellip;\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaadia Faruqi is a Pakistani-American writer, interfaith activist, and cultural-sensitivity trainer. She is the author of the children's early-reader series Yasmin, the middle grade novels A Thousand Questions and Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero, and the coauthor of the middle grade novel A Place at the Table. 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, TX, with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saadia Faruqi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44300562792509,"sku":"9780063115866","price":15.29,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/x1000_722d4e99-a46a-4e72-94a5-f7fd6f2dec55.jpg?v=1793698495","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-strongest-heart-9780063115866","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}