Saving Kabul Corner (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781442484955)

From Afghanistan to America, family matters most in this "empowering mystery" (Publishers Weekly), a companion to Shooting Kabul, which Kirkus Reviews called a "story with much to offer."

A rough and tumble tomboy, twelve-year-old Ariana couldn't be more different from her cousin Laila, who just arrived from Afghanistan with her family. Laila is a proper, ladylike Afghan girl, one who can cook, sew, sing, and who is well versed in Pukhtun culture and manners. Arianna hates her. Laila not only invades Ariana's bedroom in their cramped Fremont townhouse, but she also becomes close with Mariam Nurzai, Ariana's best friend.

Then a rival Afghan grocery store opens near Ariana's family store, reigniting a decades-old feud tracing back to Afghanistan. The cousins, Mariam, and their newfound frenemy, Waleed Ghilzai, must ban together to help the families find a lasting peace before it destroys both businesses and everything their parents have worked for.

"Senzai successfully weaves the dynamics of Afghan culture, history and political wranglings into a classically American mystery story (Kirkus Reviews)."

Author: N. H. Senzai
ISBN-10: 1442484950
ISBN-13: 9781442484955
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English
Published: 02/03/2015
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 164042 / Saving Kabul Corner