Sadiq and the Gamers

by Siman Nuurali, Christos Skaltsas (Illustrator)

Overview

Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school. They have fun playing together and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in. But when their club needs a service project, the club members are stumped. How can they help people with video games? Then, during a visit to a retirement home called Harmony House with his mother, Sadiq meets a man named Mr. Soto who could use some cheering up. Sadiq begins to form an idea. Could gaming be a way to help the residents at Harmony House?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663921918
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Sadiq
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	193,381
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Siman Nuurali grew up in Kenya. She now lives in Minnesota. Siman and her family are Somali— just like Sadiq and his family! She and her five children love to play badminton and board games together. Siman works at Children’s Hospital and in her free time she enjoys writing and reading.

Christos Skaltsas was born and raised in Athens, Greece. For the past fifteen years, he has worked as a freelance illustrator for children’s book publishers. In his free time, he loves playing with his son, collecting vinyl records, and traveling around the world.

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