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Amil and the After

Author: Hiranandani, Veera

Follett Number: 2934SC2
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Kokila, 2024
Format: 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-525-55506-3
ISBN-10: 0-525-55506-4
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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Subjects:
Belonging Fiction
Drawing Fiction
Family Life Fiction
Grief Fiction
Historical Fiction
India Fiction
Mothers Death Fiction
Muslims Fiction
Siblings Fiction
"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after hardship, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation.

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