by Libby Gleeson · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781741753349
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«Mahtab's Story» is Libby Gleeson's young adult historical fiction novel, published by Allen & Unwin in paperback (181 pages, in English).
Mahtab, an Afghan girl, flees Herat with her family and secretly crosses the mountains into Pakistan before arriving in Australia. During months of waiting and fear, she is sustained by memories and the hope of being reunited with her father. Inspired by real events, it portrays the uprooting of leaving home and starting anew.
The novel was originally published in 2008, and this paperback edition appeared in October 2009.
For young and adult readers interested in realistic stories about refugees and the experience of leaving home behind.
