The Library Bus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781772781014)

Author Bahram Rahman grew up in Afghanistan during years of civil war and the restrictive Taliban regime of 1996-2001. He wrote The Library Bus to tell new generations about the struggles of women who, like his own sister, were forbidden to learn.

It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats--instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers--instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama's library helper. Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated. The girls they visit are learning to write English from Mama. Pari can't even read or write in Farsi yet. But next year she will go to school and learn all there is to know. And she is so lucky. Not long ago, Mama tells her, girls were not allowed to read at all.

Award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard's pensive and captivating art transports the reader to Afghanistan in the time after the Taliban's first regime. Her rich landscapes and compelling characters celebrate literacy, ingenuity, and the strength of women and girls demanding a future for themselves.

Author: Bahram Rahman
ISBN-10: 1772781010
ISBN-13: 9781772781014
Publisher: Pajama Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2020
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 10.20h x 9.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513580 / Library Bus


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2020
Booklist 10/01/2020 pg. 66
School Library Journal 10/23/2020 pg. 1
Shelf Awareness 12/11/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Recommended, Satisfactory