The answer to the question Why did the author choose to provide this fictional account of Iqbal Masih, who was a real person?” is as follows...
1. To interpret and share real events.
2. To bring Iqbal to life through descriptive details and dialogue.
3. To add details, such as characters’ thoughts and feeling, to the story since some of these details are not known.
4. To engage the reader by sharing his point of view about the topic.