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Saving Kabul Corner

Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.

Main Author: Senzai, N. H.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2014]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Afghan Americans > California > San Francisco Bay Area > Juvenile fiction.
Grocery trade > Juvenile fiction.
Vendetta > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Families > California > Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.
Item Description: "A Paula Wiseman Book."
Physical Description: 273 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781442484948 (hbk.)
1442484942 (hbk.)
Author Notes: N. H. Senzai is the author of the acclaimed Shooting Kabul , which was on numerous state award lists and an NPR Backseat Book Club Pick. Its companion, Saving Kabul Corner , was nominated for an Edgar Award. While her first two books are based in part on husband's experience fleeing Soviet-controlled Afghanistan in the 1970s, her third, Ticket to India is based on her own family's history. She is also the author of Escape from Aleppo . Ms. Senzai lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at NHSenzai.com.

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