Ruby Ali's Mission Break Up: A Bloomsbury Reader

I loved this book for its humour but also its honesty about Ruby’s feelings of abandonment and loneliness at living without her sister.

– Kristen Hopwood * Reading Zone *The heart-warming story … is unique in that the story is about an Asian protagonist in foster care, which is not often seen in popular culture. That originality makes this one of the best children’s books to be released this year and introduces young readers to a new kind of lead character, who is not only engaging but also very relatable. – Mita Mistry * Eastern Eye *The story explores challenging themes such as grief, being in foster care, domestic violence and aggression in an accessible and subtle way. – A.M. Dassu * @a_reflective *Thoroughly enjoyed this story by @sufiyaahmed. I wanted to read one of her books before she visits our academy on Wednesday and this was only a short one (just one hour to read). But wow! She packs a lot of emotion into that story. If you like Jacqueline Wilson style stories, this is for you. The splitting up of Muslim sisters in long-term foster care. Delicately yet emotively told. Recommended ?? – Rachel Louise Coverdale, Children’s author * @rachellouisecoverdale *

Sufiya Ahmed worked in advertising and in the House of Commons before becoming a full-time author. In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation, which arranges visits to the Houses of Parliament for children from underprivileged backgrounds. Sufiya has written several children’s books including My Story: Noor-Un-Nissa Inayat Khan and Under the Great Plum Tree which was endorsed by Amnesty International and longlisted for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards.

Parwinder Singh is a freelance illustrator born and brought up in the Steel City, Jamshedpur. Drawing has been Parwinder’s hobby and passion since childhood. He spent the early years of his career in classical 2D animation but eventually he was fascinated by various styles of illustrations and was drawn towards the beautiful world of children books.