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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country, learning a new language, and starting a new school during one of the most turbulent periods in Iran's history. When five-year-old Nioucha Homayoonfar moves from the U.S. to Iran in 1979, its open society means a life with dancing, women's rights, and other freedoms. But soon...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
96 p. : ill. (some col) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Using witty anecdotes and clear explanations, the author takes readers from the birth of democracy to the electoral college; from front porch campaigning to hanging chads.