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    Invisible Child
    Invisible Child
    Invisible Child
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    Invisible Child

    By Lin Zainab

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    When Lynn discovers she and her family are moving from everything she loves in Germany to a new home in England, she starts thinking about what it will be like to adjust to her new school, teachers, and friends. As a shiver moves down her spine, Lynn suddenly feels as if something is strangling her as her breathing becomes heavy.

    Getting used to living in a new country is challenging, especially when you are different than everyone else. Before she even steps through the doors of her new school, Lynn is already battling chronic dizziness and an upset stomach. But little does she know that what lies inside the dark shadows of the school is much worse than she ever imagined. Forced to endure racist comments, hate crimes, and bullying, Lynn mistakenly befriends someone who chooses not to see her worth. Will she ever find a way to make true friends who believe in her and accept her just as she is?

    Invisible Child is the poignant story of a teenager’s quest to belong after her family moves to England.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateMay 18, 2022
    ISBN9781665597098
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      Inspiring and great read! Lin is very courageous and she should never give up on her dreams or aspirations.

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    Invisible Child - Lin Zainab

    © 2022 Lin Zainab. All rights reserved.

    No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

    Published by AuthorHouse 05/18/2022

    ISBN: 978-1-6655-9706-7 (sc)

    ISBN: 978-1-6655-9709-8 (e)

    Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

    and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

    Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

    Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

    CONTENTS

    Acknowledgements

    Prologue

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    I would like to thank all the people who had faith in me and helped me to see different chances in life. Thanks to all—well, most—of my college tutors who believed in me and helped me to improve any weaknesses towards accomplishing the things I could do. It has been a pleasure to sit and learn in their class. They have taught me so much, like taking my time to learn new things, without feeling angry and upset with me. They were great mentors, and a few of them were even like my college mothers.

    Thanks also to all the friends I’ve made, and thanks to the friends who were always supportive of all the things I did. Especially to one true friend.

    When I was still in the mosque, I learned that a woman shouldn’t write books or let them be heard, as they could attract other people. Well, this book is not about attracting anyone, nor am I doing it for fame and money. The truth is, I always loved writing and reading books. I was inspired by a few of my favourite authors in writing down my feelings and the lessons I learnt in life, in the hope of inspiring others, especially young people, who are struggling with anxiety and insecurities. Not all quiet people are shy, and I hope this book uncovers the truth of what is hiding within a quiet person, what anxiety is, and how people who are suffering from anxiety behave and think.

    My college tutors who believed in me and had faith in me have taught me to believe in myself and never to beat myself up if I don’t get the things that I expect. Thanks especially to the sweetest, kindest, calmest teacher who taught me about mental health and was the most understanding tutor I’ve ever had, and to my favourite college tutor who encouraged me to write my book after seeing some good personal examples.

    PROLOGUE

    It started when Lynn was still in her hometown. They were packing their bags, ready to move to England. Lynn didn’t know why they had to move from one country to another. A lot of her father’s friends lived in the town in England they were moving to, so that might be one reason, and both of her oldest lived in Pakistan for two years.

    Lynn’s brother and father would pick them up from the airport in Manchester, where they lived in a house they bought in a small town of Blackburn. They would be staying in this same house.

    They set off from their flat in Germany and got in the silver BMW. As the engine started, Lynn opened the car window and looked out to what was once her sweet home: the street lights, the block of flats, and of course the bakery she loved—she is definitely going to miss the bakery.

    Lynn was thinking about her new school, new teachers, and new friends. She suddenly felt a shiver down her spine. She quickly closed the window, as she thought it was getting cold outside. But it wasn’t, and the shivering didn’t stop. She soon felt as if something was strangling her, and her breathing got heavier. It carried on until they were inside the ferry.

    As they arrived at their ferry, Lynn was eager to get out. She wanted the shivering and anxiety to stop. But it didn’t stop, and it just got worse even when she was seated inside the ferry.

    Can I please go out onto the deck? I just need some fresh air, Lynn said to her father.

    Sure. Make sure to take your older sister and younger brother with you, Lynn’s father said as he rested his head on the cushioned seat back.

    Lynn took her brother and sister by the hand and walked out onto the deck. Whilst they were on the deck, the shivers stopped, even though it was a little cold outside. They wandered around on deck and enjoyed the cool breeze blowing in their faces. Time flew by, and soon they found themselves sitting back in their father’s car, driving to their house in England.

    When they arrived, they unloaded their suitcases and bags from the car and carried them into the house. Lynn had mixed feelings about leaving Germany and moving to a different country. She was so upset to the stomach that she couldn’t even eat. Her father said that she had caught the flu, but that was not true—she just couldn’t eat anything.

    Living in a different country would take some getting used to. The next day, they drove to an all-girls primary school, which was just an ordinary mosque. They entered the mosque and sat on the leather couch to wait for the head teacher. When the head teacher arrived, he spoke first to Lynn’s father. As they were talking, Lynn felt really dizzy, as if the whole room was spinning around her. Just then she sensed something close to her. It was the head teacher. He spoke first in Urdu and then in English.

    She doesn’t understand Urdu or English yet," her father announced.

    No Urdu or English, and she probably doesn’t know how to read the Quran, so just enrol her at a different primary school and teach her Urdu and the Quran, the head teacher said, standing up and facing Lynn’s father.

    With that, Lynn’s father enrolled her at the primary school next to the school where her little brother was enrolled. Her brother could start the next day, but Lynn had to wait. Her mother and second-oldest sister arrived from Germany, and that’s when they called to say that Lynn could start school.

    And that is when it started with the racist comments, hate crimes, and physical bullying.

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    The first week at Lynn’s school, her new class at first seemed perfect. But then some boys sitting at the table near the classroom door started laughing, giggling, and not listening to the teacher, and the teacher had Lynn swap seats with one of them. The third week, the boys at Lynn’s table seemed to be getting worse. They started by taking her book away and going through her drawer. They would often get physical with her, and one time one of the boys sharpened his pencil, crept under the table, and stabbed her in the legs. The boy next to her pinched her and poked her in the hip with his sharp pencil. Boys from the other tables, or from the other two classes, would come into the classroom and kick Lynn’s legs.

    There was a nice girl in Lynn’s class. She showed Lynn the whole school, taught her English, and helped Lynn a lot. But she left at the end of Year 3, and once again Lynn was left alone.

    There was another girl who was half Polish and Pakistani, as Lynn was, minus the

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