Thunder Over Kandahar

A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan. Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when the Taliban burns down the school and threatens the teacher and students with death. As Tamanna faces an arranged marriage to an older man, and the Taliban targets Yasmine's western-educated family, the girls realize they must flee. Traveling through the heart of Taliban territory, the two unaccompanied young women find themselves in mortal danger. After suffering grave injuries--Tamanna from a fall and Yasmine from a suicide bombing--the girls are left without the one thing that has helped them survive--each other. The book features stunning photographs by award-winning photojournalist Rafal Gerszak (The New York Times, BBC World News) that bring readers an immediate sense of the faces and landscape of Afghanistan. Filled with tension and drama, Thunder Over Kandahar paints a vivid portrait of the perils of contemporary Afghanistan.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 09/01/2010
ISBN: 9781554512669
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 106
School Library Journal 12/01/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 139773 / Thunder Over Kandahar
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 9