| Words in the Dust Contributor(s): Reedy, Trent (Author), Delawari, Ariana (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 0545472822 ISBN-13: 9780545472821 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 5.9" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| 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? |
