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Scholastic
January 2011
On Sale: January 1, 2011
Featuring: Zulaikha
272 pages ISBN: 0545261252 EAN: 9780545261258 Hardcover
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Childrens
In the tradition of SHABANU, DAUGHTER OF THE WIND and THE
BREADWINNER, a beautiful debut about a daughter of
Afghanistan discovering new friends and opportunities after
the defeat of the Taliban. 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
the 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?
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