Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball

by Judith Henderson and Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir

A Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers.

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she's the star player on her school's varsity team. On the day of the playoffs, though, the referee says she can't play while wearing her hijab. Her teammates refuse to play, the crowd shouts its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1525310038
• ISBN13: 9781525310034
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3