Under the Persimmon Tree
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Book Description
An outstanding novel exploring the relationship between a young American woman and a refugee girl. Northern Afghanistan, 2001. When the Taliban takes her brother and father to be soldiers and the bombing of her tiny village kills her mother and baby brother, Najmah makes a dangerous journey over the mountains to Pakistan. Here she meets Elaine, an American woman waiting for her doctor husband to r... More
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Binding | Library Binding (10 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 281 |
ISBN-10 | 1439561516 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1439561515 |
Publication Date | 10/10/2008 |
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