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Author Jan, Freshta Tori, author.

Title Courage : my story of persecution / Freshta Tori Jan.

Publication Info. New York : Norton Young Readers, [2022]
©2022

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Location Call No. Status
 Mansfield, Main Library - Juvenile Biography  JB JAN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J92 JAN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department  JB JAN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J B JAN    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  JB-JAN, F.    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Wilson Branch - Children's Department  JB-JAN, F.    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 122 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Series I, witness
Summary "Continuing this propulsive middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta's school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through poverty, terrorism, and other forms of injustice has enabled her to be a voice for those unable to share their stories and those unable to receive the opportunities she has sought. She believes in empowering youth in order to bring about change and be the leaders of today and tomorrow. With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Freshta brings forward a captivating first-person account of strength, resilience, and determination, and delivers compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people."-- Provided by publisher
Audience Ages 9-12 Norton Young Readers.
Subject Jan, Freshta Tori.
Afghan American young women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Afghan American women social reformers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hazāras -- Afghanistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Political persecution -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature.
Political refugees -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Refugees -- Juvenile literature.
HISTORY -- United States -- General.
Girls. (OCoLC)fst00942866
Hazāras. (OCoLC)fst00952576
Political persecution. (OCoLC)fst01069448
Political refugees. (OCoLC)fst01069678
Refugees. (OCoLC)fst01092797
Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Afghan War (2001-2021) (OCoLC)fst01695175
Chronological Term Since 2001
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Added Title My story of persecution
I witness courage
ISBN 9781324016670 (hardcover)
1324016671 (hardcover)
9781324016687 (epub)
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