Milloo lives in a time when school is considered unnecessary for girls. But to Milloo, education is not a choice; it is essential. When Milloo reads, her thoughts dance and her mind breathes. Milloo courageously dreams of becoming a teacher, but in fifth grade, her parents tell her she has had enough school. Milloo is heartbroken but finds a way to achieve her educational goals, graduating high school and college with honors. When she’s married, Milloo’s husband tells her to stay home, but she does not let that stop her. She decides to opens a school in her house, and later expands her schools to India and Pakistan, fulfilling her dreams and those of so many young girls. This is a stirring picture book biography about Maryam Faruqi, the founder of the Happy Home Schools. Maryam was a trailblazer for women’s education and inspired the author, her granddaughter, to tell her story of challenges and triumph.