{"product_id":"saving-kabul-corner-9781442484955","title":"Saving Kabul Corner","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Afghanistan to America, family matters most in this \"empowering mystery\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), a companion to \u003ci\u003eShooting Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003ecalled a \"story with much to offer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen 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 frenemy, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Senzai successfully weaves the dynamics of Afghan culture, history and political wranglings into a classically American mystery story (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442484955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e164042 \/ Saving Kabul Corner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"N. H. Senzai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844059300021,"sku":"9781442484955","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a3a48791-ce05-4be3-9484-6fcf33d5b9b8.jpg?v=1759849055","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/saving-kabul-corner-9781442484955","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}