by Elizabeth Laird · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749749323
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«Kiss the Dust» is Elizabeth Laird's young adult novel, published by Egmont Childrens Books in paperback (280 pages, in English).
Tara is a Kurdish teenager who watches as war, once distant, approaches her family when the secret police begin to pursue them. They must flee their home and undertake a dangerous trek through the mountains with the little they can carry. A story about displacement, resilience, and the search for a safe place.
The original edition is from 2001; the action takes place in Iraqi Kurdistan.
For young readers seeking realistic stories about refugees, war, and family.
Elizabeth Laird is a British writer of children's fiction and travel. She is also known for the large body of folktales which she collected from the regions of Ethiopia. Her books have been translated into at least twenty languages.
