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category: Children's Fiction
published: Aug 2010
ISBN:9781554513369
publisher: Annick Press

Thunder Over Kandahar

by Sharon McKay, photographs by Rafal Gerszak

tagged: violence
Description

Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when the Taliban burns down the school and threatens the teacher and students with death.

As Tamanna faces an arranged marriage to an older man, and the Taliban targets Yasmine’s western-educated family, the girls realize they must flee. Traveling through the heart of Taliban territory, the two unaccompanied young women find themselves in mortal danger. After suffering grave injuries—Tamanna from a fall and Yasmine from a suicide bombing—the girls are left without the one thing that has helped them survive—each other.

Filled with tension and drama, THUNDER OVER KANDAHAR paints a vivid portrait of the perils of contemporary Afghanistan.

About the Authors
Sharon McKay is professor emerita in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina and a founding member of the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium.

Rafal Gerszak's work has been published and exhibited internationally.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12 to 18
Grade:
10
Reading age:
12 to 18
Awards
  • Winner, Amelia Bloomer Project List, ALA
Editorial Review

“… what shines through this sad narrative is the love Afghans have for their country … [a] gripping tale.”

— School Library Journal, 12/10

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