one girl's story of growing up during the Iranian Revolution
Homayoonfar, Nioucha
"This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country, learning a new language, and starting a new school during one of the most turbulent periods in Iran's history"--Amazon.
one girl's story of growing up during the Iranian Revolution
Homayoonfar, Nioucha
In 1979, eight-year-old Nioucha Homayoonfar moved from the United States to Tehran with her family and had to adjust to a new life and culture---during the turbulent Iranian Revolution.
Provides information about the land and climate, plants and animals, history, resources and industries, people, and culture of Iran, and looks at the future of the country.
Interspersed with facts about Iran and its people, this tells a narrative story about Zahra and her family fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the conflict there and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes.
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
When Marjan, a thirteen-year-old crippled girl, joins the Sultan's harem in ancient Persia, she gathers for Shahrazad the stories which will save the queen's life.
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
