The Star Outside My Window: Onjali Q. Rauf

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Mrs Iwuchukwu, the foster mom of these kids is, like her name, unique. She is genuinely loving to the children under her care. Children who have all experienced some form of neglect and abuse before they came to her. Written with young children in mind the author has managed to make the more hideous aspects of domestic abuse readable for children without being graphic. Reading this as an adult was probably quite a different experience to that of the target audience. Much is hinted at and the details are sparse, but they offer enough to firmly place you on the side of these kids and others like them. Aniyah is a 10 year old girl who is in the foster care of Mrs. Iwuchukwu along with her baby brother Noah. She doesn’t exactly remember how she ended up in the foster care but all she remembers is her mum’s heart becoming a star. Aniyah also is thinking that her dad is looking for them. When the Royal observatory of Greenwich announces the finding of a new star Aniyah is convinced that it’s her mum and she wants to make sure her mum is not given a wrong name. Hence begins her journey to Greenwich from Waverley village. Her companions in this journey are Noah and the other 2 kids from foster care Ben and Travis. The book details their journey and the story with the naming of the star.

The Lion Above The Door written by Onjali Q. Raúf and has been published by Orion Children's Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-14 with Juvenile Fiction categories. But it's also a story that may cause distress or upset for anyone who is seeing or experiencing abuse in their own home, and is having to be extra-especially brave and strong.

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I loved all the book but you need a wider understanding of their circumstances to get you going and some could be put off quite early on.

First things first, although the book Star Outside my Window is projected as middle grade fiction, but any empathetic adult should definitely give it a go!

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Following an incident of domestic violence that will forever change their lives, 10 year old Aniyah and her younger brother Noah find themselves in foster care. We follow them on an adventure to London, as they try to find their mum, the brightest star in the sky. My Comments Aniyah cannot believe the news. ‘ A real, live, burning star moving from one end of [the] solar system to the other, coming close to [the] planet’s atmosphere’…. It can only mean one thing. Aniyah is a star hunter. Since her mother left her and Noah several days ago, forcing their move to the foster home, Aniyah’s been on the look out for their mother. Now she’s appeared in a blaze of glory. I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they've left behind...'

My mum is up there somewhere. She's waiting -- I can feel it. I just have to find her in time, that's all ... Because when I do, I'll know the truth about who stole her. ' BBC Radio 2 - Pause For Thought, Vanessa's Pause For Thought: Onjali Rauf on Courage". BBC. 2 February 2017 . Retrieved 18 March 2019. It’s another Bookwagon day in our house. The kids were so excited to get their latest books in the post. Why children are our most powerful hope for change/Onjali Rauf/TEDxLondonWomen". YouTube. 6 January 2020 . Retrieved 18 November 2021. And people with the biggest, brightest hearts never end up in the ground. They end up in the sky.’ Onjali Q. RaúfOafff! My heart! My chest is totally hurting as I finished this one. This is a powerful, beautiful, heartbreaking and important story. A Middle Grade fiction about the impacts of domestic violence on children, from a child's perspective. I personally find the ending so beautiful yet tragic as the star, now named Isabella, is heading towards the Seven Sister Constellation. Where the sisters were turned into stars to be able to stay safe and protected from the Hunter Orion (as explained in the book). My interpretation of this is telling the reader that although Isabella (like the Seven Sisters) is no longer living on Earth, they are now safe and will not have to endure suffering anymore as their suffering is gone and the causes to their suffering is far far away. Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foster care. With her life in disarray, she knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn’t gone for ever. Because people with the brightest hearts never truly leave. They become stars. a b "The Blue Peter Book Awards celebrate the best authors, most creative illustrators and the greatest reads for children". www.booktrust.org.uk . Retrieved 12 March 2019. The Star Outside My Window written by Onjali Q. Raúf and has been published by Delacorte Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-19 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Whilst it’s fun to read books about children going on grand fantasy adventures, overcoming impossibly dangerous scenarios in far-flung worlds, this book instead focuses on the inner strength of a child going through a harrowing experience at home. Onjali Q. Raúf takes the delicate subject of domestic violence, and handles it with all the sensitivity, warmth and sincerity that it needs. Their adventure begins, as they rush to make sure the new star is named after their mother. Now, the adventure is fun and compelling reading, but the adult in me wonders if this would give kids ideas - it's all very realistic, risky, and totally possible.There is discussion about the loss of a husband to cancer, and the illness of a child’s mum that resulted in them being present when their parent died. This is an uplifting story about an eccentric family encased in chaos, but also full of intense warmth and loyalty. The story is told from the perspective of ten-year-old Aniyah, who has recently been put into foster care with her brother Noah. When she sees a news item about an unusual star spotted by astronomers, she believes this star is their mother watching over them, and sets out to make sure the star is identified as such by the scientists at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. She is very determined, and - with the help of Ben and Travis, her new foster "brothers" - embarks on an epic race to London from a village in Oxfordshire to do so. The book which is told in the voice of Aniyah is written in a very simple language which is apt for the kids. Even though the telling is from a 10 year old’s perspective, the author makes sure to bring in serious issues like domestic abuse and parental death in a way that kids would process it. All the characters Aniyah, Ben, Travis and Noah have been sketched beautifully and reader would end up thinking wanting to have friends like Ben and Travis who support you whole heartedly without a hint of doubt. The best of all is the foster mum Mrs. Iwuchukwu. It’s hard to find people that loving when it comes to foster kids. Aniyah, Ben and their two best foster friends set off in secret to get to the Royal Observatory in London in time to make sure the star is named correctly.