
The Game Changer
“Aiiieeeee….!” came a screaming noise from the stairs, as Ali came rolling down like a ball. Everyone ran to see what had happened. Ali was

“Aiiieeeee….!” came a screaming noise from the stairs, as Ali came rolling down like a ball. Everyone ran to see what had happened. Ali was

“Is it possible to be brave and intelligent at the same time?” Ali asked mom, as she weeded her flowerbed. “Why not?” Mom turned around

“Today Miss Elizabeth came wearing a scarf to school. She informed us that she converted to Islam!” Ali broke out the news flash of the

“What do you want to be, when you grow up?” Dadi Jan asked me, tapping away at her keyboard. (She loves to read, research and

Omar and Hassan entered Ali’s house, fuming at him. Ali followed shortly with a grim face. Dad was setting out for some work. Sensing the

“You won’t believe this! One of my friends got a tiger cub for a pet!” Samra Apa shrieked, as she came through the door. “Assalamu

Ah! The irresistible, mouth-watering smell of cake baking! “Mom! Are you baking a chocolate cake? Can I, please, have just a little piece?” Ali peeked

“Please choose me as your vice captain,” pleaded Omar. Ali was perplexed. He was the captain of the school cricket team and responsible for selecting

“I have decided the topic of our project, guys!” announced Ali from across the school canteen table. “Thank God I don’t need to rack my

Bang! Boom! Crash! It sounded like thunder rolling. “What’s going on?” Grandpa came down the stairs, only to find Ali, Omar and Hassan parking their