Bellwood Press 401 Greenleaf Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091 Copyright © 2019 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States All rights reserved. Published 2019 Printed in China 22 21 20 19 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Book and cover design by Patrick Falso Illustrations by Anna Myers Calligraphy by Sophia Berger
By Linda Ahdieh Grant Illustrations by Anna Myers
Tahirih loved to play soccer in the rain.
And she loved that within her name was the greeting “HI”— both forward and backward! 3
One day at school during recess, Tahirih was walking toward the swings when she heard two of her friends whispering about her.
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At first, she thought they were talking about a surprise for her birthday next month. But when she got closer, she heard them making fun of her name. They said it in all kinds of silly ways, even though they had learned to say it perfectly back in kindergarten. 7