Nasreen's Secret School
A True Story From Afghanistan
Beach Lane Books · Print & ebook · October 6, 2009
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls.
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- Who it’s for
- A quiet, tender story links girls’ education with the slow return of connection.
- Themes
- Education as a path to change, Healing through love
- Genres
- Historical Middle East, Girls & Young Women, Muslim Children's Stories
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Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls. Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness?
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Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.
School, Books, and Hope
A quiet, tender story links girls’ education with the slow return of connection.
Come here for
- A story about girls’ education under risk
- Books opening a path back toward connection
Expect
- A tender, serious account based on a true story
- Friendship, love, and education’s healing possibilities
Where it sits
| Girls & Young Women | 43% |
|---|---|
| Historical Middle East | 34% |
| Muslim Children's Stories | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Middle East
- School & Education
- Activism & Social Justice
- Authors
- Jeanette Winter
- Publisher
- Beach Lane Books
- Published
- October 6, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Education as a path to change · Healing through love
- Reading lane
- The Middle East