Selma Noort, an author of children's book, recently came out with a new book titled "Dat spel van jou en mij" (that game of you and me).
Marta was raised by a strict father, who belonged to a strict church. When she met Sjonnie her father forbade her to associate with him, since he was a boy, belonged to a different church and was a trouble-maker to boot. Her brother had to leave home and move in by a strict uncle.
Today Marta is a teacher. She sits with her former student, Turkish girl Ehliman, across from the mosque which used to be her church. She tells Ehliman of her story, how difficult it was sometimes, when she was Ehliman's age, to be obedient to the rules of that church, and how she found a way to deal with her problems.
Sources: Selma Noort, Zoek Kinderboek (Dutch)
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