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Words in the Dust

Name: Words in the Dust
ISBN: 9780545261265

Trent Reedy

Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · September 24, 2013

Reading lane: Stories Set in the Middle East

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Hope and Change

A young Afghan girl’s hopes meet new possibilities, with uncertainty woven through each one.

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A coming-of-age story shaped by hope, family, and change
Afghan poetry and the possibility of a different future

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An emotionally tender, sustained narrative
A child’s hopes held alongside real uncertainty

Book Details

Authors: Trent Reedy
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: September 24, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Stories Set in the Middle East · Muslim Children's Stories
Reading lane: Stories Set in the Middle East

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Girls & Young Women
Stories Set in the Middle East
Muslim Children's Stories

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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. 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?