Under the Persimmon Tree

Suzanne Fisher Staples (Author)
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4675
Product Type: Paperback Books
Age Groups: Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18

Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means star, suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own.

Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means star, suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out the war in Peshawar, Pakistan, teaching refugee children under the persimmon tree in her garden while her Afghan doctor husband runs a clinic in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Najmahs father had always assured her that the stars would take care of her, just as Nusrats husband had promised that they would tell Nusrat where he was and that he was safe. As the two look to the skies for answers, their fates entwine. Najmah, seeking refuge and hoping to find her father and brother, begins the perilous journey through the mountains to cross the border into Pakistan. And Nusrats persimmon-tree school awaits Najmahs arrival. Together, they both seek their way home.

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SKU 4675
ISBN 9780312377762
Language English
Product Type Paperback Books
Primary Contributor Suzanne Fisher Staples
Age Groups Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18
Publisher Macmillan