Words in the Dust
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · September 24, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- A young Afghan girl’s hopes meet new possibilities, with uncertainty woven through each one.
- Themes
- Hope amid conflict, Access to education and healthcare, Family relationships
- Genres
- Stories Set in the Middle East, Historical Middle East, Girls & Young Women
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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.
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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?
Hope and Change
A young Afghan girl’s hopes meet new possibilities, with uncertainty woven through each one.
Come here for
- A coming-of-age story shaped by hope, family, and change
- Afghan poetry and the possibility of a different future
Expect
- An emotionally tender, sustained narrative
- A child’s hopes held alongside real uncertainty
Where it sits
| Girls & Young Women | 45% |
|---|---|
| Stories Set in the Middle East | 34% |
| Historical Middle East | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Stories Set in the Middle East
- Muslim Children's Stories
- Authors
- Trent Reedy
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- September 24, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Hope amid conflict · Access to education and healthcare · Family relationships
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women