Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents
disappeared.
IIn despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness?
Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.
| Writer: Jeanette Winter Storyteller (English): Ajay Dasgupta Illustrations: Jeanette Winter |
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| Writer: Jeanette Winter Storyteller (Marathi): Sunanda Hulyalkar Illustrations: Jeanette Winter |
Full text of the story (https://archive.org/details/NasreensSecretSchool-Marathi)
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About the author
Jeanette Winter lives in New York City, where she has written and illustrated many books for children based on true-life stories, including the highly acclaimed Mama, Wangari’s Trees of Peace and The Librarian of Basra, which was an ALA Notable Children’s Book and a winner of the Bank Street College of Education’s Elora Stieglitz Straus Award.
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