Girls of the Crescent

1. Which words tell you why Mena and Zena love  books?

• 1. Visited our local public library

• 1. Countless times

• 2. Checking out book

• 1. Given us information, fun

Which words tell you what was wrong with the books Mena and Zena read?

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  1. never saw ourselves 

  2.  

• 1. reading picture books

• 1. Reading chapter books

• 1. To the characters

Which words tell you when Mena and Zena saw themselves in a character of a book?

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  1. Research a person we looked up to

• 1. Same thing was happening in other genres

• 1. Shortage of books about Muslim girls

• 1. We read The Lines We Cross

Which words tell you how Mena and Zena felt when they saw themselves in a character of a book?

• 1. Shortage of books about Muslim girls

• 1. We read The Lines We Cross

• 1. Indescribable…and we were astonished

• 1. Never experienced it before

 Which words tell you why it is important that children see themselves in the characters of the books they read?

• immense impact

• feeling of not belonging

• had to address this problem

• Muslim girls like us

 Which words tell you why Mena and Zena started Girls of the Crescent?

• 4. Own non-profit organization

• 1. Main character

• 1. Gift them to schools

• 1. Around the community

Which words tell you what Mena and Zena hope to do?

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  1. Always surprised to see

• 1. Not included in our local library

• 1. Provide awareness for these books

• 1. How long the list is

Which words tell you how Mena and Zena get books to give to schools and libraries?

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  1. Asking them for donations

• 1. Managed to collect

• 2. 200 books

• 1. 21 schools in our district