It's 1947, and India has just gained independence and been divided into India and Pakistan. Twelve-year-old Nisha, whose father is Hindu and whose late mother was Muslim, no longer knows where she belongs. When it becomes too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, her family sets out as refugees toward a new home.
Told through Nisha's letters to the mother she lost as a baby, this Newbery Honor book is a moving story about family, identity and finding home, and a gentle way to start conversations about Partition with older kids.
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Author: Veera Hiranandani
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Ages: 8–12 (grades 3–7)
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Format: Paperback, 304 pages
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Publisher: Penguin Random House
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Awards: Newbery Honor (2019)
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ISBN: 9780735228528
