The Night Diary

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The Night Diary: A Heroic Girl Loses Her Homeland But Finds Her Voice It’s 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and I ndia. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders.Half-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 but 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.Told through Nisha’s letters to her mother, The Night Diary is a heartfelt story of one girl’s search for home, for her own identity…and for a hopeful future. Age Level = 12 and up Book Author = Veera Hiranahdani Book Material = Paperback Book Publisher = Kokila Book Series = Newbery Award Copyright = c2018 Grade Level = 7th and up Condition = New Subject = Literature Item Number: 26-291 Item ID: 46859 Category: India Show more