A Sky-Blue Bench Curious There used to be an

There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class

For ages 7-12

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593109298

Ramadan is a month of fasting

education is essential

A Sky-Blue Bench Curious There used to be anIt's Afghani schoolgirl Aria's first day back at school since her accident. She's excited, but she's also worried about sitting on the hard floor all day with her new prosthetic "helper leg." Just as Aria feared, sitting on the floor is so uncomfortable that she can't think about learning at all. She knows that before the war changed many things in Afghanistan, schools like hers had benches for students to sit at. If she had a bench, her leg would not