![]() ![]() ![]() Then, something truly magical occurs between Ester’s beautiful button and Granny Buena’s cat Sheba – and Ava and Nadeem find themselves in Ester’s Morocco, when Ester is just about their age. And because Granny Buena can trace their Sephardic Jewish ancestry back for hundreds of years, she’s able to tell them a story of their ancestor Ester ibn Evram, who lived in Morocco circa the 750s. As the best grandmothers do, she tells them a story that will both distract and enlighten them, one that’s tied to a specific button in the family button box. They’re still distressed about this when they go to visit their Granny Buena after school. Now, though, they’re both experiencing bullying at school, with the bullies being especially hard on Nadeem, but even well-meaning classmates suggesting that things would just be easier if the cousins didn’t hang out together at school. ![]() Cousins Ava (who is Jewish) and Nadeem (who is Muslim) have always been good friends as well. ![]()
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