7 Yr Old Malaikah: 600 Books Sold Already
7 yr old Malaikah Abdul-Jabbar sold a very impressive 600 copies of her book “Stop the Shooting” within hours of it going on sale.
The launch was held on the steps of City Hall this past Tuesday, and as shown by the amounts sold, received a excellent response from the community.
The book looks at the shootings that have plagued Bermuda recently through the insightful eyes of a child, with the opening line being “Please stop the shooting, it can spread everywhere”.
Bernews is in proud possession of a signed copy of the book, and encourages anyone who may have missed the launch to support Bermuda’s youngest author, and grab a copy. Online ordering is available on Maliakah’s website Stoptheshooting.com. There are only 400 copies left, but Maliakah’s mother said she may arrange for more copies to be printed.
Update Apr 25: Book has officially sold out, and no more will be printed.
Not content to stop with her success already achieved, the 7 year old will make history this upcoming weekend as the youngest presenter in the 55 year history of the International Reading Association [IRA] annual conference in Chicago, a conference with an estimated attendance of 15,000.
The conference will be held from April 25 – 28, and Malaikah will join other presenters including former US Vice President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore, and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan.
