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Nasreen's Secret School by Jeanette Winter

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Nasreen's Secret School

A True Story From Afghanistan

Jeanette Winter

Beach Lane Books · Print & ebook · October 6, 2009

Reading lane: Stories Set in the Middle East

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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Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors
Jeanette Winter
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Published
October 6, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Stories Set in the Middle East · The Middle East
Reading lane
Stories Set in the Middle East

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Publisher Categories

  • The Middle East

  • School & Education

  • Activism & Social Justice

About This Book

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? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this i...

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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? 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.

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