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The White Zone

Carolyn Marsden

2012184 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2012
first published
  • 2012Carolrhoda Books · 184 pages · ENGISBN 9780761373834
  • 2012Lerner Publishing Group · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781283416160
  • 2012Lerner Publishing Group · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780761387244
  • 2013Lerner Publishing Group · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781467732260
  • 2013Lerner Publishing Group · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781467732253
  • 2014Lerner Publishing Group · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781467751773
  • 2014Lerner Publishing Group · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781467767934

As American bombs fall on Baghdad during the Iraq War, ten-year-old cousins Nouri and Talib witness the growing violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

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AtmosphereBleak

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Character focusSmall ensemble

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFamily
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