epub |eng | 2021-11-04 | Author:Unknown

***** Emily heard the tiny click the doorbell always made just before it started to peal, and she peered anxiously over her shoulder at Carrie. “Quinn’s here already. Is the ...

epub |eng | 2022-09-07 | Author:Deborah Ellis

15 “It’s not my fault.” Maryam got that out right away. The day was stressful enough without Parvana going all Big Sister on her. “We’re in the airport,” she added ...

azw3 |eng | 2017-03-31 | Author:Stein, Tammar [Stein, Tammar]

Chapter Ten Irony I wake up in the middle of the night in a sudden rush, not sure what’s wrong. The room is pitch black, our window covered in a ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2016-01-06 | Author:Elizabeth Laird

Chapter Fourteen The metal door at the front of the little stone house was ajar and Hopper pushed it further open, kicking off his shoes to leave them on the ...

epub |eng | | Author:Randa Abdel-Fattah

Chapter THIRTEEN The service slows down. We approach the end of another long queue of cars, taxis, mini-trucks and vans. I notice three Palestinian men crouched down on their knees ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2015-09-17 | Author:Renn, Diana [Renn, Diana]

Around seven-thirty, guests began trickling down to the tables, just as Mom and I had finished setting up the buffet. We greeted them in the small dining area off the ...

azw3, epub |eng | 2012-03-01 | Author:Deborah Ellis

Palwasha, 16 During the reign of the Taliban, the soccer stadium was a torture chamber. Every Friday they would force spectators into the seats to watch prisoners being punished. People ...

azw3, epub |eng | 2003-09-01 | Author:Deborah Ellis

Eight Breakfast in prison was more bread and tea. Shauzia grabbed her share of bread and drank her cup of tea before the boy who had punched her could take ...

epub |eng | 2015-04-17 | Author:Deborah Ellis

TWELVE They spent the night in the little house. Leila shared her mattress with Parvana, and Asif slept next to Hassan. Parvana slept deeply and did not dream. The flies ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2011-05-16 | Author:Ibtisam Barakat

On the first day of June, Father stood at Dar El-Tifl’s gate holding hands with my brothers. He had picked them up earlier. We all rode back home together, Father ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2012-04-11 | Author:Richards, Jasmine [Richards, Jasmine]

Their sacks bulging with fruit, Zardi and Rhidan headed toward camp. “This fruit weighs a ton,” Rhidan complained. Zardi blew a lock of hair out of her eye. “I know, ...

mobi, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Uma Krishnaswami

Chapter Thirty-Three Better with Three THE FOLLOWING MORNING MADDIE HAS to go to school. Gretchen drops her off, and Dini goes along so she can get to see Maddie’s new ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2014-02-11 | Author:Carleson, J.C. [Carleson, J.C.]

LINKS “You didn’t have to be so rude.” My words rush out before I remember that I am in no position to chastise Amir. I duck my head so he ...

epub |eng | 2014-08-19 | Author:Malala Yousafzai & Patricia McCormick [Yousafzai, Malala & McCormick, Patricia]

Adam took us to Islamabad. It was the first time I had ever visited. Islamabad was a beautiful place with nice white bungalows and broad roads, though it has none ...

epub |eng | 2000-08-31 | Author:Deborah Ellis

NINE “Shauzia?” Parvana whispered. “Call me Shafiq. And what do I call you?” “Kaseem. What are you doing here?” “The same as you, silly. Look, I have to get back ...