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Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st Anchor Books ed.
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
195 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this novel takes readers into the lives of two couples: Mohsen, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his wife, exceedingly beautiful, who was once a brilliant teacher and is now no longer allowed to leave her home without an escort or covering her face. Intersecting their world is Atiq, a prison keeper, a man who has sincerely adopted the Taliban ideology...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016], 2018.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck--dress Obayda, the youngest of her sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Now Obayda is Obayd. Life in this in-between place is confusing,...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking. But as she spends time in a secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.
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