The Night Diary

The Night DiaryA 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK "A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults." Kirkus, starred review In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries:

A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK

"A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults."
-Kirkus, starred review

In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country

It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders.

Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can't imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself back together.

Told through Nisha's letters to her mother, The Night Diary is a heartfelt story of one girl's search for home, for her own identity...and for a hopeful future.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Kokila
Published: 03/06/2018
ISBN: 9780735228511
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.00d
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2018 pg. 73
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2018 pg. 87
Publishers Weekly 01/15/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 52
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 111
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 78 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 194398 / Night Diary
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8