Pages Of Me, Chapter 6 My parents are , who I am today. I love you both, mom and dad. And I miss you both so, very much. This novel is dedicated to my mother Theresita Fields. October 16, 1948 - October 26, 2012 This book is dedicated to my father Waverly Fields. February 5, 1948 - June 30, 2014

A Muslim immigrant teen struggles to hold her family together in the wake of 9/11 in this poignant novel from acclaimed author Marina Budhos. You forget. You forget you don’t really exist here, that this isn’t your home. Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal US citizens. But after 9/11, everything changes. Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous, a suspected terrorist. When Nadira’s father is arrested and detained at the US-Canada border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same. The teachers at Flushing High don’t ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart. Nothing matters to her anymore—not even college. It’s up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again.

These three people, was the most important people in my life. And also in the life of , my two sons. I'm learning, how to trust God, through all my heart ache and pain. I hope this book, will encourage others to still trust in God. Even through, you are hurting from the inside, out. This novel is dedicated to my son dad and both of my parents.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories. It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat--by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for "A Room to Talk"), they discover it's safe to talk about what's bothering them--everything from Esteban's father's deportation and Haley's father's incarceration to Amari's fears of racial profiling and Ashton's adjustment to his changing family fortunes. When the six are together, they can express the feelings and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world. And together, they can grow braver and more ready for the rest of their lives.

Pages of Me, chapter 4. My life on paper, pages of me to help others move forward. To the next chapter of their lives, during your most difficult times. A self help novel of overcoming all, the pain and suffering that life sometimes bring.