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Nasreen's secret school a true story from Afghanistan

Based on a true story. After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking. But as she spends time in a secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.

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Main Author: Winter, Jeanette (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Beach Lane Books, [2009]
Subjects:
Girls' schools > Afghanistan > Juvenile nonfiction.
Girls > Education > Afghanistan > Juvenile nonfiction.
Children of disappeared persons > Juvenile nonfiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Afghanistan > Social conditions > 21st century > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Based on a true story. After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking. But as she spends time in a secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.
Item Description:"A Global Fund for Children book"--Cover.
"Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division ; Book design by Ann Bobco ; Manufactured in Mexico"--Col.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:006-009.
Elementary Grade.
630
Awards:Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010.
American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project (2010)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2010
ISBN:9781416994374
1416994378
Author Notes:Jeanette Winter has written and/or illustrated over a dozen children's books, including "Calavera Abecedario" and "The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq," as well as biographies of Diego Rivera, Johann Sebastian Bach and Georgia O'Keeffe among others.

Winter is celebrated for her distinctive painting style, picture design, and usage of brilliant colors. She has received the American Illustrators Guild Award twice.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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