The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter

The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq

Jeanette Winter

32 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens reflective slow-paced
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In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'* --Alia Muhammad Baker Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come...

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