Amil and the after / Veera Hiranandani ; illustrations by Prashant Miranda.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Kokila, 2024Description: 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780525555063
- 0525555064
- 9780593700303
- 0593700309
- Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
- Twins -- Juvenile fiction
- Muslims -- Juvenile fiction
- Hindus -- Juvenile fiction
- Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Belonging (Social psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
- Drawing -- Juvenile fiction
- India -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | New | HIRANAND VEERA | Available | 33111011113111 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | New | HIRANAND VEERA | Checked out | 05/31/2024 | 33111011243199 | |||
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Children's Book
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | New | HIRANAND VEERA | Available | 33111011150758 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani
At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule.
Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain.
Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation.
"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"-- Provided by publisher.