Saving Kabul Corner

From Afghanistan to America, family matters most in this companion to Shooting Kabul, which Kirkus Reviews called "an ambitious story with much to offer."

A rough and tumble tomboy, twelve-year-old Ariana couldn't be more different from her cousin Laila, who just arrived from Afghanistan with her family. Laila is a proper, ladylike Afghan girl, one who can cook, sew, sing, and who is well versed in Pukhtun culture and manners. Arianna hates her. Laila not only invades Ariana's bedroom in their cramped Fremont townhouse, but she also becomes close with Mariam Nurzai, Ariana's best friend.

Then a rival Afghan grocery store opens near Ariana's family store, reigniting a decades-old feud tracing back to Afghanistan. The cousins, Mariam, and their newfound frenemie, Waleed Ghilzai, must ban together to help the families find a lasting peace before it destroys both businesses and everything their parents have worked for.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 02/04/2014
ISBN: 9781442484948
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2013 - Recommended - Readable
Publishers Weekly 12/02/2013
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2014
School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 97
Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 68
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 164042 / Saving Kabul Corner
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8