{"product_id":"the-night-diary-paperback","title":"The Night Diary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVeera Hiranandani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of\u003ci\u003e Inside Out and Back Again \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe War That Saved My Life \u003c\/i\u003ecomes 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Story of Half a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Find What You're Not Looking For\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the New York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize. A former editor at Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, she now teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA Program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newbery Medal (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Night Diary\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578313760812,"sku":"9780735228528","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/Uk80NnlQZHB0MXR6TkRwWEdZY0NkZz09.webp?v=1779990617","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-night-diary-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}