num_pages: 40
description: Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls.Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared.In despair her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher a new friend and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness?Based on a true story from Afghanistan this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.
language: English
title: Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
publisher: Beach Lane Books