{"product_id":"9780735228528","title":"Veera Hiranandani - The Night Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Veera Hiranandani. Themes include Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes, Emigration \u0026amp; Immigration, Historical, Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewbery Honor Book • A poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition—and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (One of the Best Middle Grade Books of the Century)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalf-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark—first by train, later on foot—to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through Nisha's letters to her mother, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt story of one girl's search for home, for her own identity...and for a hopeful future.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58414072922486,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780735228528.jpg?v=1786113381","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780735228528","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}