Alia Muhammad Baker's library in Basra, Iraq, has been a meeting place for those who love books for the past fourteen years. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library-along with the thirty thousand books within it-will be destroyed forever.
In this incredible true story of a war-stricken country where civilians seem powerless in the face of battle, this feminist and inspirational tale about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us how, throughout the world, the love of literature can unite us all.
| ISBN: | 9780358141839 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2019 |
| Author: | Jeanette Winter |
| Illustrator: | Jeanette Winter |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography Warfare & Battles Work / Industry People / Places |