| Words in the Dust Contributor(s): Reedy, Trent (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545261260 ISBN-13: 9780545261265 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Muslim |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 141508 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Christopher Medal and a heart-wrenching Al Roker's Book Club selection on the Today Show.Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft palate fixed. Zulaikha knows all will be provided for her--Inshallah, God willing. Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the Afghan poetry she taught her late mother. And the Americans come to her village, promising not just new opportunities and dangers, but surgery to fix her face. These changes could mean a whole new life for Zulaikha--but can she dare to hope they'll come true? |
