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Words in the Dust

Words in the Dust

by Trent Reedy
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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?

Book Details

ISBN13 9780545261258
ISBN10 0545261252
Series/Work OL15571448W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Afghanistan, fiction Afghanistan - Fiction Children's fiction Cleft lip Cleft lip - Fiction Cleft palate Families Family life Family life, fiction Family life - Fiction Fiction Juvenile fiction Literacy Literacy, fiction Literacy - Fiction Reading Level-Grade 10 Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 12 Reading Level-Grade 6 Reading Level-Grade 7

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