A fiction story, but based upon true events- Iqbal has been sold time after time when his defiance becomes more than his rugmaking skill is worth to his owners. His story picks up here when he is brought to a small rugmaking workshop and infects the other children with his dreams of what is right and just. The story is told by one of the girls he befriends and whose life he changes forever. This story would be perfect as a readaloud for middle school students learning about slavery during the Civil War and would provoke much discussion about justice and economics.