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Reviewed on February 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—As the story opens, an earthquake in the Pakistani mountains leaves a village destroyed and 14-year-old Abdur-Razaq Nadeem orphaned and homeless. Eventually, he travels to the city to find his uncle. There, Razaq is victimized and sold into slavery. Hawke's novel might remind readers of Kashmira Sheth's Boys Without Names (Random, 2010), but the pr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Razaq's mountain home in Pakistan is destroyed in an earthquake, and the fourteen-year-old boy is sold into slavery when he thinks h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
