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MAHTAB'S STORY 
Author:   Libby Gleeson    Author info     
RRP:   $17.99
Online Price :  $16.20
10+ Copy Price :  $15.30         
20+ Copy Price :  $14.40
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Australian Novel 
Age:   11+ 
ISBN:   9781741753349
Category:   Refugees and Migration
Published:   5/02/2008
Status:   On Order
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DESCRIPTION:

Mahtab was hollow. Empty, as if her flesh and blood, her energy, that kept her breathing and running, thinking and talking, was gone. Nothing was in its place. She was hungry. Hungry for water, for her father, for her grandmother, her aunts and uncles, for the trees in the back yard, the cabinet on the wall, the silver and glass objects so lovingly collected, for her mountains, the jagged peaks that cut the sky. Her father was dead. She felt sure of it. She was just a speck of dirt on the floor, drifting through the gap between the boards, falling to the ground.Mahtab and her family are forced to leave their home in Herat and journey secretly through the rocky mountains to Pakistan and from there to faraway Australia. Months go by, months of waiting, months of dread, with only memories and hopes to sustain them. Will they ever be reunited with their father, will they ever find a home?This compelling novel by one of Australia's best-loved children's authors is based on the true story of one girl's voyage to Australia with her family.'This is an important, eye-opening book, powerfully written. Readers will identify with Mahtab's longing for freedom and safety, and will hold their breath with each heart-stopping bump in her journey. Mahtab's Story makes us realise it's long-past time to create a world of justice and sanity. Congratulations and thanks to Libby Gleeson for giving us such a skilled piece of writing.' - Deborah Ellis, author of the 'Parvana' books


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