Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2011), Edition: Reprint, 224 pages
Description
As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2012)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2012)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2012)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2012)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2012)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — 2012)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2011)
Parents' Choice Book Award (2009)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2011)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2012)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2011-2012)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2012)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2012)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2012)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2012)
West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award (Nominee — 2011-2012)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2012)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2018)
Middle East Book Award (Honorable Mention — Youth Literature — 2009)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 2011)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2012)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2013)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Children's Book Award — 2012)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2010)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2010)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009-06-23