The librarian of Basra : a true story from Iraq
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Published
New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2005].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Status
Downtown Branch - Juvenile Non-Fiction
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North Huntsville Branch - Juvenile Non-Fiction
JB BAK WIN
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JB BAK WIN
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South Huntsville Branch - Juvenile Non-Fiction
JB BAK WIN
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JB BAK WIN
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Published
New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2005].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.2, 1 Points
Level 3.2, 1 Points
Lexile measure
640
Notes
Description
Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, the library where she works has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how, throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries.
Target Audience
Elementary Grade.
Target Audience
640,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,3.2.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts!,3.4.
Awards
Middle East Book Award Honor, 2005
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.
Awards
American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2006
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winter, J. (2005). The librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jeanette. 2005. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005.
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