![]() The past holds lessons for Ava and Nadeem that help them face their own problems in the present–from bullies, to babysitting gone wrong, to the worst family vacation ever.Įach book in the Button Box series is a new adventure, grounded in real history, with back matter to encourage more learning. Can Ava, Nadeem, and their ancestor– a fierce young Jewish girl named Ester–help the prince escape to Spain and fulfill his destiny, creating a legendary Golden Age of peace? Or will Ava and Nadeem mess this up, and stay stuck in the distant past forever? ![]() With the help of Granny’s mysterious cat Sheba, Ava and Nadeem make an exciting discovery: if they sew a button from the Button Box onto their clothes, it will take them back to the time and place of the ancestor who wore it! The friends find themselves in ancient Morocco, where a Muslim prince, Abdur Rahman, is fleeing for his life. ![]() It’s packed with buttons that generations of Ava’s Sephardic ancestors have cherished for hundreds of years. After Sephardic Jewish fifth-grader Ava and her Muslim cousin Nadeem are called hateful names at school, Ava’s Granny Buena rummages in her closet and pulls out a glittering crystal button box. ![]()
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