Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy
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?Trent Reedy is the author of the trilogy Divided We Fall, Burning Nation, and The Last Full Measure about the American Civil War's second phase; If You're Reading This; Stealing Air; and Words in the Dust, which won the Christopher Medal and was chosen by Al Roker for the Today Show's Book Club. Trent lives near Spokane, Washington, with his family. Please go to www.trentreedy.com to learn more about him.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780545261258 |
| ISBN 10 | 0545261252 |
| Title | Words in the Dust |
| Author | Trent Reedy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2011-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Winner of Society of Midland Authors Award (Children's Fiction) 2012, Winner of Christopher Awards (Books for Young People) 2012, Commended for Golden Kite (Fiction) 2012, Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Historical Fiction) 2011, Commended for Cybils (Middle Grade Fiction) 2011, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2014, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2013 |
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