Words in the Dust (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780545261265)

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?

Author: Trent Reedy
ISBN-10: 0545261260
ISBN-13: 9780545261265
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 141508 / Words in the Dust

Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee