A soft, colorful, storybook-style illustration showing an Iranian 10-year-old girl with black hair named Ava sitting sadly at her small study desk after school. She looks disappointed and has her head slightly down. Her notebook and colored pencils are on the table, but she isn’t drawing. The warm afternoon light comes through the window. Her mother, wearing a light-colored headscarf, is standing nearby with a gentle, caring look, about to talk to her. The room looks cozy, full of children’s drawings, books, and plants — but the mood feels a bit quiet and emotional. See more