The Night Diary
Author: Hiranandani, Veera
ISBN: 9780735228528
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 07 May 2019
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
In the vein ofPlt;IPgt; Inside Out and Back Again Plt;/IPgt;and Plt;IPgt;The War That Saved My Life Plt;/IPgt;comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of IndiaP#39;s partition, and of one girlP#39;s journey to find a new home in a divided country.
Plt;bPgt;NEWBERY HONOR BOOK P#8226; A poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of IndiaP#39;s partitionP#8212;and of one girlP#39;s journey to find a new home in a divided country.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220; Plt;iPgt;The Night Diary Plt;/iPgt;is a sensitive portrayal of the universal search for identity and the need for a place to call home. Beautifully written, it weaves terror, family and faith into a timeless account of courage and strength.P#8221;P#8212;Laurie Halse Anderson, Plt;iPgt;The New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults.Pquot;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Kirkus ReviewsPlt;/iPgt; (One of the Best Middle Grade Books of the Century)Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;ItP#39;s 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesnP#39;t know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides itP#39;s too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embarkP#8212;first by train, later on footP#8212;to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha canP#39;t imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself back together.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Told through NishaP#39;s letters to her mother, Plt;iPgt;The Night DiaryPlt;/iPgt; is a heartfelt story of one girlP#39;s search for home, for her own identity...and for a hopeful future.Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780735228528
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 07 May 2019
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
In the vein ofPlt;IPgt; Inside Out and Back Again Plt;/IPgt;and Plt;IPgt;The War That Saved My Life Plt;/IPgt;comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of IndiaP#39;s partition, and of one girlP#39;s journey to find a new home in a divided country.
Plt;bPgt;NEWBERY HONOR BOOK P#8226; A poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of IndiaP#39;s partitionP#8212;and of one girlP#39;s journey to find a new home in a divided country.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220; Plt;iPgt;The Night Diary Plt;/iPgt;is a sensitive portrayal of the universal search for identity and the need for a place to call home. Beautifully written, it weaves terror, family and faith into a timeless account of courage and strength.P#8221;P#8212;Laurie Halse Anderson, Plt;iPgt;The New York TimesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults.Pquot;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Kirkus ReviewsPlt;/iPgt; (One of the Best Middle Grade Books of the Century)Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;ItP#39;s 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesnP#39;t know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides itP#39;s too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embarkP#8212;first by train, later on footP#8212;to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha canP#39;t imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself back together.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Told through NishaP#39;s letters to her mother, Plt;iPgt;The Night DiaryPlt;/iPgt; is a heartfelt story of one girlP#39;s search for home, for her own identity...and for a hopeful future.Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
