Words in the Dust
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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?
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Trent Reedy is the author of WORDS IN THE DUST, winner of the Christopher Medal and an Al Roker’s Book Club pick on the Today Show, and STEALING AIR. Trent and his wife live in Spokane, Washington. Please visit his website at www.trentreedy.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780545261265
- Publication Date
- September 24, 2013
- Publisher
- Arthur A. Levine Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 2011
- Page Count
- 272
- Words Per Page
- 242
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Reading Age
- 10 - 14 years
- Lexile® Level
- 670L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 10
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 141508
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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