How Mohammed Saved Miss Liberty

After 9/11, life in small town Ohio changes for fourteen-year old Mohammed and his family. Their masjid desecrated. The family business boycotted. At middle school, he becomes the object of anti-Muslim taunts and threats. On top of this, his trip to New York City with the Young Engineers Club is canceled. Seeing New York has been Mohammed's boyhood dream. He already knows more about Manhattan than any other kid in the club. He is also an expert on the Statue of Liberty. He knows Miss Liberty better than he knows prepositions, polygons, or his state capitols. He even dreams about Miss Liberty. When the Young Engineer's trip is unexpectedly rescheduled, Mohammed finds himself in New York with a chance to see her at last. However, the statue is closed to the public. The club wants to see Ground Zero. Has he come this far to ignore a dream? Breaking all the rules, he makes it to Liberty Island where an extraordinary event unfolds-The Saving of Miss Liberty.Holm, M. S. is the author of 'How Mohammed Saved Miss Liberty', published 2008 under ISBN 9780979619908 and ISBN 0979619904.