Jameela
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9781742372594
Category
Circulation
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Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Allen & Unwin, United States
Pages
177
Subject
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction. Refugees -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction. Orphanages -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.
Abstract
Jameela lives with her family in a war-torn village in Afghanistan. Life is hard, but when her mother dies, and her father remarries, Jameela has to face a greater horror. To survive she draws on the strong sense of self that her mother gave her. Based on a real girl called Sameela, and a real orphanage, this unforgettable novel tells the story of a devout Muslim girl and what life is really like in post-Taliban
Description
177 pages ; 20 cm.
Number of Copies
1