La escuela secreta de Nasreen / Nasreen's Secret School

from ecahan1

In my opinion this is a great book for upper elementary students because it pushes readers to think about tough issues, and life outside of the United States. The story is told from the Grandmothers perspective, and talks about the life of a young girl living in Afghanistan. This book is not inte...

from jraeke1

This was a really good book because it takes a real life political issue and turns it into a story that young children can understand. For example Nasreen wasn't allowed to go to school simply because she is a girl living under the Taliban rule. The author just puts it in words that are short and...

from TastefullyJReef

In this story we meet Nasareen a girl whose father was taken and mother who went looking for him. This left her with her Grandmother. After a while her grandmother realizes that she needs to open up again and learn about the world although girls are not allowed to go to school because of the soli...

from KinderelHodgson

I read Nasreen's Secret School by Jeanette Winter. This is a very heart touching book. It liked this book a lot because of the events that caused courage in the characters. This book is about a young girl named Nasreen who was forced into a new lifestyle. The setting of the book takes place in Ta...

from SaraColvin

In my opinion this is an excellent book because of its qualities as a children's book and as a multicultural book. This is a true story from Afghanistan and portrays the struggles young girls faced because they were not allowed to attend school or receive any education. The plot was so well devel...