Words in the Dust

by Trent Reedy

Book Overview

Winner of the Christopher Medal and a "heart-wrenching" Al Roker's Book Club selection on the Today Show.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545261260
• ISBN13: 9780545261265
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9