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| Original Title: | The Night Diary |
| ISBN: | 0735228515 (ISBN13: 9780735228511) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | India,1947 |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (2019), Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Older Children Honor (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2018), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2020) |
Veera Hiranandani
Hardcover | Pages: 264 pages Rating: 4.19 | 7817 Users | 1513 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Night Diary |
| Author | : | Veera Hiranandani |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 264 pages |
| Published | : | March 6th 2018 by Kokila |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Young Adult. Fiction. Cultural. India |
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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.
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Ratings: 4.19 From 7817 Users | 1513 ReviewsCrit Regarding Books The Night Diary
I want to hold this book to my heart and never let go. What an absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking work of art. Her writing is transcendent- I felt the wind, the dust, smelled the spices, felt the pencil in Nisha's hand! And the story: so vital. So poignant. Millions of people were (and no doubt still are) affected by this, and I am ashamed to say I had never heard of it until a few months ago. And Nisha, our sweet narrator . . . I love this precious girl! She made me sad, and happy, andThere are two reasons that I can think of right now of why Historical Fiction novels are as valuable as History courses, if not more.Because unless youre a university student who takes very specific History courses with the subjects that you really want to learn about, chances are your high school History professors will focus on European and American History. Thats from my Canadian perspective, anyways.The other reason is that while History courses usually cover a topic and make you learn all
This is an amazing story!!! Told in letters to her mother (who is dead) as a diary, the reader is taken through the history of the division of India into India and Pakistan. Great characters, suspense and adventure interwoven into a story of a family caught in the midst of horrendous cultural/political strife--Hindus against Muslims.
What a beauty of a book! The best thing about this book is the writing: Hiranandani's writing teleports you to 1947 India/Pakistan. I felt I really understood the family's day to day life and that was lovely for me (I don't know if I've ever read a book set in India). The main character, Nisha, is so wise and kind-hearted. She questions those in power in a way that felt natural and not like I was being fed a history lesson. The book is formatted as letters Nisha writes to her mother; that lets
3.5 stars.As a middle grade novel the main character is 12, so the letters / journal entries that make up the narration has a simplicity of syntax and thought process I felt this captured the feeling of being a young person and mostly-but-not-entirely understanding what is going on in the world around you. To be fair, Nisha's world is mostly limited to her family: Papa, Dadi (her grandmother), Amil (her twin brother), and Kazi (their cook); the division of India and Pakistan affects her life,
The cover is beautiful. Being from Pakistan while I've heard a lot of partition stories, I've never read any..
This book is so damn good!My heart got cut open; my tears could not stop till the last page.And I couldn't leave out a word. Yes, it is that good.The writing style is mesmerizing, simple and full of emotions.The story has been fictionalized as is mentioned by the author at the end of the book based on the real life events that happened during the time of partition in 1947.It is so beautifully written that I became aware of my own life so many times while reading the lines feeling so grateful
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