How Are You Izabela?

A fairy tale book for school-age children. The heroine is Izabela, a clever Romani girl who lives in a small village and longs to go to school. Neither spells nor magic, but real-life obstacles keep her from fulfilling her dreams. Zuzka, a social worker, persuades her parents to send Izabela to a school in the city. The protagonist finds herself in a mixed group of children, where she doesn't feel comfortable. She compensates by studying harder and getting increasingly better results. The author offers a unique perspective of a little girl who has desires and dreams, but still sees many obstacles ahead. There is no abstract villain - the bad guy in this case is rejection, contempt, humiliation, underestimation and many other forms of injustice that Romani children experience.

Number of pages

46

Language

Slovak language

Year

2022

Book category

YA and Children's Books

Original language

Slovak language

Country

Slovakia

ISBN

978-80-570-4059-0

Book cover

Hardcover

Illustrator

Hedviga Gutierrez