![]() ![]() ![]() Nisha’s tale begins with a birthday and the receipt of her diary. I read it in one sitting and was captivated throughout. ![]() In the process she finds the true meaning of home and identity. Nisha’s experiences unfold through the letters she writes to her late mother in a diary. The journey will take them by foot and by train through rough and dry terrain. The divide doesn’t make any sense to her.Īs tensions grow, Papa decides it’s no longer safe for them to remain in Pakistan, and they join the thousands of refugees now in search of a new home. Nisha doesn’t understand why her family has to move. In the process, hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. ![]() With the split comes a mass exodus from both sides as people move to the “designated” country. India is no longer under British rule, and while many want India to remain a unified country, it splits into two - Pakistan for Muslim Indians and India for Hindus. Veera Hiranandani’s The Night Diary explores the events leading up to and immediately after the partition through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl. Prior to that, it was part of India, which was under British rule. I think most young people would be surprised to learn that Pakistan has only been a country since the late 1940s. THE NIGHT DIARY, by Veera Hiranandani, Dial Books, March 6, 2018, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12) ![]()
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