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Amil and the After

Amil and the After - Paperback

by Veera Hiranandani
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Availability:In StockContributor:Veera HiranandaniAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2025-06-03Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN-13:9780525555087ISBN-10:525555080UPC:9780525555087Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Social Themes, FamilyBook Topic:Asia, Emigration & Immigration, SiblingsSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCXVZXDZHM
A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani

At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule.

Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain.

Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN-13:9780525555087ISBN-10:525555080UPC:9780525555087Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Social Themes, FamilyBook Topic:Asia, Emigration & Immigration, SiblingsSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCXVZXDZHM
Veera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Night Diary, earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist; and How to Find What You're Not Looking For, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the New York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize. A former editor at Simon & Schuster, she now teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA Program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

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