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What If There Was No School? - cover

What If There Was No School?

Ibrahim Andalous

Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press

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Summary

Salma hates school. She hates waking up early. She hates her school uniform. She hates waiting in lines all day long. She hates the rules, the orders, and she absolutely hates homework. 

When she declares that she never wants to go to school ever again, her older sister, Leila, suggests that she imagines what her life would be like if  it were true. 
Will Salma really be happy if she gets what she wants?
Available since: 09/01/2022.

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