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The White Zone

by Carolyn Marsden
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Nouri and his cousin Talib can only vaguely remember a time before tanks rumbled over the streets of their Baghdad neighborhood—when books, not bombs, ruled Mutanabbi Street. War has been the backdrop of their young lives. And now Iraq isn't just at war with Americans. It's at war with itself. Sunnis fight Shiites, and the strife is at the boys' doorsteps. Nouri is Shiite and Talib is half Sunni. To the boys, it seems like only a miracle can mend the rift that is tearing a country and a family apart. In early 2008, Iraq experienced a miracle. Snow fell in Baghdad for the first time in living memory. As snow covered the dusty streets, the guns in the city grew silent and there was an unofficial ceasefire. During these magical minutes, Sunni and Shiite differences were forgotten. There was no green zone, no red zone. There was only the white zone. Against this real-life backdrop, Nouri and Talib begin to imagine a world after the war.
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Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 1, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781467767934
  • Release date: January 1, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781467767934
  • File size: 1084 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2012

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9780761387244
  • File size: 6201 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2012
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.7
Lexile® Measure:710
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

Nouri and his cousin Talib can only vaguely remember a time before tanks rumbled over the streets of their Baghdad neighborhood—when books, not bombs, ruled Mutanabbi Street. War has been the backdrop of their young lives. And now Iraq isn't just at war with Americans. It's at war with itself. Sunnis fight Shiites, and the strife is at the boys' doorsteps. Nouri is Shiite and Talib is half Sunni. To the boys, it seems like only a miracle can mend the rift that is tearing a country and a family apart. In early 2008, Iraq experienced a miracle. Snow fell in Baghdad for the first time in living memory. As snow covered the dusty streets, the guns in the city grew silent and there was an unofficial ceasefire. During these magical minutes, Sunni and Shiite differences were forgotten. There was no green zone, no red zone. There was only the white zone. Against this real-life backdrop, Nouri and Talib begin to imagine a world after the war.
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Lerner Publishing Group

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 1, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781467767934
    Release date: January 1, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781467767934
    File size: 1084 KB
    Release date: January 1, 2012

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780761387244
    File size: 6201 KB
    Release date: January 1, 2012

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4.7
    Lexile® Measure: 710
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 3
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