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Region: Afghanistan
Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan
This story introduces readers to children living in Kabul and in rural Afghan villages through photographic portraits and brief narrative profiles that offer a glimpse of their lives and dreams.
Other Descriptors: Biography, Nonfiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Dream, Kabul, Life, Peace, teenager, War Leave a comment
Rumi: Whirling Dervish
Born in Afghanistan in the thirteenth century, Rumi settled in Turkey and became a great mystical poet. Although he began his adult life as a highly respected scholar, he found his true calling after being mentored by a holy man, Shamsuddin. From “Shams,” he learned to listen for the sacred sound of God within himself. [...]
Other Descriptors: Biography, Primary (Gr. K-3), Turkey Themes: Middle East, poet, Religion Leave a comment
Under the Persimmon Tree
Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means “star,” suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out the war [...]
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Pakistan, Realistic Fiction Themes: Afghan War, American-Muslim, Courage, Death, Hope, Islam, Journey, loss of family, refugee, War 1 Comment
Porcupine
War-torn Afghanistan could not seem farther from Newfoundland, but it is about to change twelve-year-old tomboy Jack Cooper (or Jacqueline, as her mother insists on calling her) forever. When her father is killed in the war, she watches helplessly as her mother crumbles under sorrow and depression. Jack and her younger sister and brother, Tessa [...]
Other Descriptors: Canada, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: abandonment, Death, Faith, Family, Foster children, Love, Peace, War Leave a comment
Ziba Came On A Boat
Ziba came on a boat. Sitting in the crowded hull, with her mother’s arms around her, Ziba remembers all that she has left behind. They hope to find peace and safety in a new land, but where will their journey end.
Other Descriptors: Asia, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction Comments closed
Middle East
This book made in-depth look at the peoples and laces of this diverse and fascinating region-from the cradle of civilization to the powerful countries that playa central role in today’s global economy and politics.
Other Descriptors: Africa, All Ages, Asia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Nonfiction, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Themes: Middle East Comments closed
The Roses in My Carpets
When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning to weave.
The Breadwinner
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women’s freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father’s arrest.
Other Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Themes: freedom, gender role, Hardship, Money, Taliban, work 1 Comment
Mud City
This final book in the trilogy begun in The Breadwinner and Parvana’s Journey paints a devastating portrait of life in refugee camps and shows the resourcefulness of children who endure great suffering there.
Other Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Themes: Flowers, Loneliness, Rulers and leaders 1 Comment
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
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