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The Star Outside My Window

The Star Outside My Window

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  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Onjali Q. Raúf
  • ISBN：1510105158
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Summary

My mum is up there somewhere。 She's waiting -- I can feel it。 I just have to find her in time， that's all 。。。 Because when I do， I'll know the truth about who stole her。 '

Told through the innocent voice of a child， this is a story that celebrates the power of hope and resilience， from the author of The Boy at the Back of the Class。

On her tenth birthday， Aniyah makes a wish -- a wish for her mum。 After school that same day， Aniyah and her brother are rushed out of school and driven far， far away。

So Aniyah sets out to find out the truth -- about the wish and about what happened to her mother。 And in doing so she ends up on an adventure she never could have foreseen。。。one that involves a very clever squirrel， a homeless man named Harry， the Royal Observatory at Greenwich， and the biggest star in Hollywood。。。

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・❥・Zoë ・❥・ ，

This is not a book I would personally pick up and read， but it is the book the class I assist in was reading for the term and I really enjoyed it。 A very good book I believe for younger readers， and touches upon some serious topics in a suitable way and does raise awareness。 I would recommend this book to those who are possibly interested。

Kyla-Leigh ，

The Star Outside my window was one of my favourite books。 It was a great book from start to finish。

Neha Thakkar ，

It starts out really well but the odd， almost clueless but also trauma fueled， narration makes it hard to follow and build empathy for the characters。

Daisy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Amazing I love the twist at the end where the dad murdered the mother best book ever

brooke ，

this was one of the first books i read during lockdown， its a really lovely but sad story， i recommend it towards 10-12 year olds though :]

Erika ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really heart breaking what some children go through。 Shame， like most Onjali Q。 Raúf books the children end up doing something very unbelievable。

Kate Mountford ，

A lovely light read which highlights domestic abuse， lovely ending too and a portion of proceeds goes to herstory a charity set up by the author。

Leonor Costa ，

O livro em si tem uma historia boa， mas o final e simples。Com aquela história toda pansava， que o final ia ser muito melhor

Shifa S ，

While this book is not a Muslim-based book， it is a book by a Muslim author and has a universal message everyone can learn from。Genre: Upper MGAges: 11-15Available: AmazonScreening: domestic abuse mentioned/alluded to。 Halloween mentioned。Aniyah and her little brother Noah are placed in Foster care with Mrs。 Iwuchukwu after their mother “disappears”。 Aniyah innocently narrates the circumstances around their mother’s disappearance， saying it happened with a loud “BANG” sound when they had been p While this book is not a Muslim-based book， it is a book by a Muslim author and has a universal message everyone can learn from。Genre: Upper MGAges: 11-15Available: AmazonScreening: domestic abuse mentioned/alluded to。 Halloween mentioned。Aniyah and her little brother Noah are placed in Foster care with Mrs。 Iwuchukwu after their mother “disappears”。 Aniyah innocently narrates the circumstances around their mother’s disappearance， saying it happened with a loud “BANG” sound when they had been playing “hide and seek” from their dad。 （Adults will recognize this innocent narration as a witness of domestic abuse）The story takes a turn when Aniyah is watching tv and sees a new star discovered。 Her voice comes back as she yells out her mother’s name！ （This scene still brings tears to my eyes）。 She insists the star is her mother coming back to them， referencing a scene in “The Lion King” where Mufasa tells Simba that truly important people come back as Stars that watch over them。Aniyah sees that the “star-hunters” as she calls the astronomers， are holding a contest for naming the star， and she is moved to enter her mom’s name。 However， there are too many entries， and she starts getting worried about making the deadline。 With the help of her two foster siblings， they hatch a plan and head to London on Halloween to make it to the Greenwich observatory in time for the Star Naming Gala。 The book ends on a hopeful note， but the messages remain in the reader’s mind， and by the end， I was outright sobbing at the pain these innocent children had to go through。The theme in the book of domestic abuse shows the impact that the adult world has on children， and makes the reader reflect on such situations。It is so important to recognize that the author and her aunt are Muslims and that domestic abuse does unfortunately exist among our communities， even when Islam prohibits it。 Books like this facilitate conversations between children and adults about such situations and what to do in case you witness or experience abuse。 。。。more

lvi ，

I really love the author， her books are somewhat deep。 I do not want to spoil too much， but this is one of the best。 It has a surprisingly twist in the end， it’s heartfelt。 It teaches people to not give up。 The story is saying that you should risk to success

Christie ，

I have just finished reading this book as part of my guided reading sessions with a Year 6 class in the UK。 My school is situated in a low income area， and domestic abuse is something that multiple children in the community have been witness to。 The book has really connected with my class of 10 and 11 year olds， and some of them have seen themselves in Aniyah。 For other pupils， the exposure this book provides to the foster system is gentle yet remarkable。 They have mentioned a few times that the I have just finished reading this book as part of my guided reading sessions with a Year 6 class in the UK。 My school is situated in a low income area， and domestic abuse is something that multiple children in the community have been witness to。 The book has really connected with my class of 10 and 11 year olds， and some of them have seen themselves in Aniyah。 For other pupils， the exposure this book provides to the foster system is gentle yet remarkable。 They have mentioned a few times that they want to know more about it， which I think is a telltale sign of a good book。I would recommend this book for 10-13 year olds specifically， but I think that older readers would still be able to appreciate the story and the things that Aniyah and her friends go through。A star off for everyone， including the other children and the police， keeping the Dad's actions a secret。 This is not always helpful for children， especially children like Aniyah， who are smart and thoughtful。 。。。more

Julzzz ，

literalmente li em 2 dias e foi só porque não achei mais tempo livre。Dos melhores livros q li， senti-me tão ligada com as personagens e foi tão genuíno。5 estrelas mm

Zarah Stopford ，

I thought this book had such a good story and was very emotional，although I began to become bored a bit when they were on the journey。

Angel ，

Amazing book to address domestic abuse with children。 Spoiler: Warning mother dies and kids process it through an amazing support of other foster kids。

Lesley ，

A am a huge fan of Onjali Q Rauf’s The Boy at the Back of the Class about a young refugee from Syria and his British classmates who concoct a plan， the Greatest Idea in the World， to help him find his parents （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。）。 The Star Outside My Window is about another child with a plan。When 10-year-old Aniyah’s mother disappeared in a sudden explosion， Aniyah was sure that her mum had become a star。 Aniyah， her younger brother Noah， and Mum had been playing Hide and S A am a huge fan of Onjali Q Rauf’s The Boy at the Back of the Class about a young refugee from Syria and his British classmates who concoct a plan， the Greatest Idea in the World， to help him find his parents （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。）。 The Star Outside My Window is about another child with a plan。When 10-year-old Aniyah’s mother disappeared in a sudden explosion， Aniyah was sure that her mum had become a star。 Aniyah， her younger brother Noah， and Mum had been playing Hide and Seek with their father and staying in a hotel-that-wasn’t-really-a-hotel; the night that their mother disappeared， two policemen and a woman in a black suit took Aniyah and Noah to Waverly Village to live with Mrs。 Iwuchukwu， a loving foster mother to Travis and Ben and the adopted Sophie。But when they see on television that astronomers have sighted a phenomenon， “a real live burning star moving from one end of our solar system to the other…unlike anything else we’ve seen” （29-30）， Aniyah， an amateur star hunter， is convinced the star is Mum’s heart。 There is a contest to name the star， and Aniyah is determined to get to the Royal Observatory in London in time to make sure the star is not given the wrong name。Ben and Travis help her come up with a plan， involving a 72。6 mile bike ride at night in their Halloween costumes， “Because we’re foster kids， and foster kids stick together no matter what。 That’s the law。” （102） Despite having to leave their stolen bikes， a woman calling the police， carrying Noah， sneaking onto a bus， a possibly-broken ankle， and a lot of walking/hopping， the four bedraggled， and tired children， still in Halloween costumes， make it to the Kronos Annual Gala Dinner Observatory where Aniyah is determined to complete her mission。 “I had to try to make them understand。 Mum’s star needed me to。” （253） Led to The Great Equatorial Telescope， 1893， Aniyah uses her star hunting skills to show the adults the location of “the star that has transcended the laws of physics” （242） with her home-drawn map that she made “from my window。” （261）This is an adventure story about domestic abuse， parental love， friendships， foster children and parents， and a bully—and lots of map skills and astronomy。 The author includes references for domestic abuse survivors。 。。。more

Frances ，

Beautifully written， with difficult topic really well handled。 Full of hope though maybe a little too convenient a resolution to the story。

Jae ，

A difficult subject tackled with much grace and sensitivity。 Beautifully done。

Carina Carvalho ，

Enquadrando-se na categoria de infanto juvenil， este livro contado sempre pela visão de crianças de 10 anos é um hino à inocência e pureza próprias da idade。 Um tema difícil como a violência doméstica e o homicídio em violência doméstica， enquadrado numa visão inocente de uma criança。 Um livro que vale a pena ler。

Gracie ，

3。5 stars。 The ending to this book was awesome and was my favorite part of the book to read。 I do wish that there were more consequences for Aniyah’s actions， but other than that the novel was great！

Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027 ，

Aniyah vive com o irmão numa casa de acolhimento， após a morte da mãe， vítima de violência doméstica。 Ao tomar conhecimento de que surgiu no firmamento uma nova estrela que vai receber um nome， não hesita em partir para Londres para aí convencer todos de que a escolha terá de ser Isabella， pois foi nessa estrela que a mãe se tornou。[Resumo da responsabilidade do Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027]ISBN: t978-989-564-260-1ASSUNTOS: tViolência familiar -- [Romances juvenis]CDU: t087。5-053。6821。111-3131 Aniyah vive com o irmão numa casa de acolhimento， após a morte da mãe， vítima de violência doméstica。 Ao tomar conhecimento de que surgiu no firmamento uma nova estrela que vai receber um nome， não hesita em partir para Londres para aí convencer todos de que a escolha terá de ser Isabella， pois foi nessa estrela que a mãe se tornou。[Resumo da responsabilidade do Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027]ISBN: t978-989-564-260-1ASSUNTOS: tViolência familiar -- [Romances juvenis]CDU: t087。5-053。6821。111-31316。35Livro recomendado PNL2027 - 2021 1。º Sem。 - Literatura - dos 9-11 anos - dos 12-14 anos - dos 15-18 anos - Fluente 。。。more

Lauren ，

Beautiful and vital message。 Marked down for infeasible stupidity on the part of several adults in the story （no way could a bunch of kids this young and unstreetwise make it to London and get into a private event unnoticed）， as well as the unfortunate transphobia behind the author's feminism。 The fight to believe and protect survivors of domestic abuse can really do without attempts to exclude trans women from desperately needed safe spaces。I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to my students （1 Beautiful and vital message。 Marked down for infeasible stupidity on the part of several adults in the story （no way could a bunch of kids this young and unstreetwise make it to London and get into a private event unnoticed）， as well as the unfortunate transphobia behind the author's feminism。 The fight to believe and protect survivors of domestic abuse can really do without attempts to exclude trans women from desperately needed safe spaces。I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to my students （11-16）， as I feel others tell similar stories without the problematic undertones。https://womansplaceuk。org/2019/10/01/。。。 。。。more

Poweravocado ，

It can't be better。 Heartbreaking story about Aniyah and her brother Noah。 Their problem is their father who destroys their family and they end up in foster family。 The story is excellent but I don't want to betray anything except that some day the two both and their two foster brothers escape from their new house， and they travel to London to achieve something unusual。 And what we have here？ The police is after them， the guard of an object is after them， the coach driver is after them， their fo It can't be better。 Heartbreaking story about Aniyah and her brother Noah。 Their problem is their father who destroys their family and they end up in foster family。 The story is excellent but I don't want to betray anything except that some day the two both and their two foster brothers escape from their new house， and they travel to London to achieve something unusual。 And what we have here？ The police is after them， the guard of an object is after them， the coach driver is after them， their foster mother is after them， and they finish at the meeting with the biggest Hollywood' star。If you'll read the book， be prepared， at the and you will cry。 。。。more

Tatsyy Kuanzz ，

The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q Rauf is about a girl named Aniyah who lost her mother。 She does not accept that her mother has died and she thinks her mother has turned into a star。 One day， there is a competition naming a star。 Aniyah strongly believes that the star is her mom， so she wants to name it after her mom。 I like how the book catches my attention and makes me want to keep reading。 It also creates a vivid picture of what is happening in each scene。 To be honest， I didn't dislike The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q Rauf is about a girl named Aniyah who lost her mother。 She does not accept that her mother has died and she thinks her mother has turned into a star。 One day， there is a competition naming a star。 Aniyah strongly believes that the star is her mom， so she wants to name it after her mom。 I like how the book catches my attention and makes me want to keep reading。 It also creates a vivid picture of what is happening in each scene。 To be honest， I didn't dislike anything from this book so I rated it 5 stars。 。。。more

Hadia ，

It's a phenomenal piece of work， but some things that happened in this book were too hard for me to digest， and that's totally on me 🙌🏽。 I was probably just not in the right mind space while reading it 🤷🏽‍♀️。But having said all that， I still got teary-eyed multiple times， especially at the very end and that should seriously convince you to pick it up and give it a go🥺 It's a phenomenal piece of work， but some things that happened in this book were too hard for me to digest， and that's totally on me 🙌🏽。 I was probably just not in the right mind space while reading it 🤷🏽‍♀️。But having said all that， I still got teary-eyed multiple times， especially at the very end and that should seriously convince you to pick it up and give it a go🥺 。。。more

EdenB15 ，

This book was very sad but also really enjoyed it

Eva ，

Sad but great

Rachel ，

Moving， educational， gives people a voice。 Powerful way to speak out about abuse。

Kellyanne ，

I teetered between a 4。5 and a 5 and decided to go with the latter。 This is such a rarely touched topic in children's literature and it's done brilliantly， heartbreakingly， and hopefully。 I teetered between a 4。5 and a 5 and decided to go with the latter。 This is such a rarely touched topic in children's literature and it's done brilliantly， heartbreakingly， and hopefully。 。。。more

ywanderingreads ，

This book broke my heart and made me cry especially in the last few chapters。 I made the mistake of reading this at work and I had to hide my sniffles。 This was a little hard for me to read because the characters feel very real and you just want give them a big hug and protect them at all cost。This story follows two siblings， Aniyah and Noah who are in foster care due to domestic abuse from their father。 It touches on the effect domestic abuse has on them and the lengths that Aniyah goes to reme This book broke my heart and made me cry especially in the last few chapters。 I made the mistake of reading this at work and I had to hide my sniffles。 This was a little hard for me to read because the characters feel very real and you just want give them a big hug and protect them at all cost。This story follows two siblings， Aniyah and Noah who are in foster care due to domestic abuse from their father。 It touches on the effect domestic abuse has on them and the lengths that Aniyah goes to remember their mother who died from abuse。 Noah， who is still very young may not be able to remember every detail about their mother but Aniyah is always quick to remind him。 Aniyah and Noah are not aware that their mother had died。 On the night it happened， Aniyah heard a loud bang and believed that her mother’s heart had exploded into a star。 When a rare star was found， Aniyah thought that their mother had found a way back to them and so an adventure begins。Reading about domestic violence is never easy but reading about domestic violence in a child’s perspective is very， very tough。 Often times， children don’t realise they are being abused and they do not know the term ‘domestic abuse’ which was what this story portrayed。 I learned that we can never underestimate a love of a parent （be it mom or dad） and what lengths they would go in order to protect their children but I also learned that there are parents out there who would do the complete opposite and have no qualms in hurting their children。 This is a beautiful read for me and I highly recommend giving this a go。 。。。more

Carolina ，

Este livro aborda um tema que é um tema atual e frequente nalguns sítios ou famílias。 Esse tema é a violência doméstica。 No início não se fala muito deste tema e quem lê o livro pode achar que afinal o livro não fala desse tema。 No entanto， é um livro muito bonito que todas as crianças （e adultos também claro） devem ler。

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