
Author - Rukhsana Khan
Illustrator - Paula Bronstein - Gerry Imges
Translator - Jalal Hussein Al Khalil
The story of this beautiful Afghani girl starts a little after America’s invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. It is a fictional story based on real events. Jamila’s mother dies due to illness and her father remarries a woman who refuses Jamila’s presence in their home. Consequentially, her father takes her to and leaves her at the market. This results to Jamila living in an orphanage in Kabul.
Edition - First
Number of Pages - 216
Cover - Paperback