The Night Diary

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

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Veera Hiranandani

A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK"A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults." -Kirkus, starred reviewIn the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided countryIt'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.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.

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Author

Veera Hiranandani

Pages

304

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2019-04-23

ISBN

0735228523 9780735228528

Ratings

Google: 5

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"i read it in two nights one summer and loved every page. it’s a little sad but you will not regret reading it. "

Madeleine Enos

"Before reading this book I had no clue about anything they were talking about and still wouldn’t due to the lack of discussion of it in school. Although I was in seventh grade and was clueless to the topics of the book, I understood it immediately. Somehow the book was both eye opening and relatable. I loved the bond that the characters shared and the unbelievable experience that they had to endure. Although this experience nearly cost them their lives, it also brought them closer together. You will cry laugh and smile!"

Summer Stone

"The ponderings of a young girl and her family in a world shattered and torn apart is beautifully portrayed in this historical fiction for young readers. I find beauty in written word and this book was no exception as a Hindu twelve year old living in Northwest India tries to make sense of and survive as she, her brother, grandmother, and father are forced to move to India as the country separates into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India. great read for people from all over the world."