Boston author gives Muslim children chance to see themselves on the page

Boston author gives Muslim children chance to see themselves on the pageAutumn Allen wrote her new YA novel "You Only Live Twice" so that her niece could “read with an eye to emotional truth” and know this story is for her. (Author photo courtesy Jannah Graves; book cover courtesy the publisher)Autumn Allen never imagined she’d become an educator, author and editor. Throughout the novel, Zakiyyah’s poetry beautifully reflects why Islam allows her to live her truest, freest self. Three-quarters through the novel, Zakiyyah’s world is upended by the Boston Marathon bombing. In the book, Zakiyyah’s brothers were on the same baseball team as the little boy who was killed.