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Words in the Dust

Posted on March 7, 2023

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (Scholastic Inc., 2011). Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girl in Afghanistan, faces a series of frightening but exhilarating changes in her life as she defies her father and secretly meets with …

Posted in 2012, Honorable Mention, Middle Grade Readers, Trent Reedy

The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World

Posted on March 7, 2023

The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World by Shahrukh Husain, illustrations by Micha Archer (Barefoot Books, 2011). Meet Mulla Nasruddin, a legendary character whose adventures and misadventures are enjoyed across the Islamic world. (Grade 5 …

Posted in 2012, Highly Commended, Shahrukh Husain, Young Readers

Karma

Posted on March 7, 2023

Karma by Cathy Ostlere (Razorbill, Penguin Group, 2011). Written in free verse poems in a diary format, this novel straddles two countries and the clash of Indian cultures in the tale of 15-year-old Maya. (Grade 6 …

Posted in 2012, Cathy Ostlere, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

Posted on March 7, 2023

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Abigail Halpin (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, 2011). Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she …

Posted in 2012, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers, Uma Krishnaswami

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan

Posted on March 7, 2023

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan by Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter (Annick Press, 2011). Award-winning photographer Rafal Gerszak spent a year embedded with the American troops in Afghanistan to bear witness to its people, …

Posted in 2012, Dawn Hunter, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers, Rafal Gerszak

The Whole Story of Half a Girl 

Posted on March 7, 2023

The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani (Delacorte Press, 2012). When Sonia’s father loses his job, she must move from her small, supportive private school to a public middle school. The new school, her …

Posted in 2013, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers, Veera Hiranandani

Torn

Posted on March 7, 2023

Torn by David Massey (Chicken House, 2012). The story follows Ellie, a 19-year-old British medic, during her tour of duty in Afghanistan. Her squad is attached to a small troop of American SEALs who must find …

Posted in 2013, David Massey, Highly Commended, Older Readers

Tina’s Mouth: an Existential Comic Diary

Posted on March 7, 2023

Tina’s Mouth: an Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap, illustrations by Mari Araki (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012). Tina Malhotra, a sophomore at the Yarborough Academy in Southern California, creates an existential diary for an assignment …

Posted in 2013, Highly Commended, Keshni Kashyap, Older Readers

The Sweetest Mango

Posted on March 7, 2023

The Sweetest Mango by Malavika Shetty, illustrations by Ajanta Guhathakurta (Tulika Publishers, 2012). The sweet, simple story and luscious pictures evoke delicious flavors of hot days, warm friendships and the smell of mango in the air. …

Posted in 2013, Highly Commended, Malavika Shetty, Young Readers

Shadow

Posted on March 7, 2023

Shadow by Michael Morpurgo; illustrated by Christian Birmingham (Feiwel and Friends Book, an imprint of Macmillan, 2012). 14 year old Aman and his mother flee the horrors of war in Afghanistan and escape to England. But just as …

Posted in 2013, Highly Commended, Michael Morpurgo, Middle Grade Readers
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