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Nasreen's Secret School
A True Story from Afghanistan
By Winter, Jeanette
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-41699-437-4
- Publisher
- Beach Lane Simon
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Gr 2-4 This story begins with an author's note that succinctly explains the drastic changes that occurred when the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in 1996. The focus is primarily on the regime's impact on women, who were no longer allowed to attend school or leave home without a male chaperone, and had to cover their heads and bodies with a "burqa". After Nasreen's parents disappeared, the child neither spoke nor smiled. Her grandmother, the story'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
An author's note at the beginning provides background, contrasting the way women were allowed to live before and after the Taliban ascended in Afghanistan; Winter explains that her main character, Nasreen, is real, but her name has been changed. With explanations out of the way, Winter is able to keep her text elegantly and eloquently spare. The story is narrated by Nasreen's grandmother, who recounts how, after Nasreen's father was taken away by soldiers and her mother disappear...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
After Nasreen's parents disappeared, the little girl "never spoke a word." Her grandmother takes her to a secret school for girls, w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
