Pub Date: June 22, 2010
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2009041148
Lexile Code: 0800
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 1.01" H x 8.70" L x 6.16" W ( 0.79 lbs) 272 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration Immigration and Refugees | Family | Siblings | Places | Asia | Asian American and Pacific Islander | Prejudice Racism and Colorism | Middle East
Series: Kabul Chronicles
Description: A powerful debut--this coming-of-age novel artfully captures one family's flight from Afghanistan and their new life in San Francisco.
Brief description: N. H. Senzai is the author of the acclaimed Shooting Kabul, which was on numerous state award lists and an NPR Backseat Book Club Pick. Its companion, Saving Kabul Corner, was nominated for an Edgar Award. While her first two books are based in part on husband's experience fleeing Soviet-controlled Afghanistan in the 1970s, her third, Ticket to India, is based on her own family's history. She is also the author of Escape from Aleppo. Ms. Senzai lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at NHSenzai.com.
Review Quotes: "The hero of SHOOTING KABUL starts life in the United States as a foreigner, but by the end of the book, young readers will be cheering for Fadi as a good friend." --Mitali Perkins, author of Secret Keeper