The Bird King

A stunning new novel that tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain. Her dear friend Hassan has a secret―he can draw maps of places he has never seen and bend the shape of reality. When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan’s surrender, they view Hassan’s gifts as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule. The Bird King brings us to a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate. (0.8 General Studies CEUS)

Project Requirement: Read the book then respond to 6 short essay questions totaling a 3,000 word minimum.