Old Papers

Awraq Qadima (Eng. Old Papers); Author: Tobbala, Affaf. Illustration: Hanadi Sileet. Publisher: Nahdet Masr, 2009. This book is composed of three short stories for young adults. They recount the childhood memories of the same girl from her own perspective at an older age. Her subtle stories show how time revealed to her that what she feared other people might consider as weird, was well appreciated by people that really knew her as being unique, noble and sincere. Her heartfelt behavior and her insistence on standing up for what she believed and felt, though partially costly at that time, yet it was a treasure of satisfaction, opportunity and love saved for her for later life. ​