The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping.
Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 'Push them away. They'll only poison your thoughts. Seek the light and they can't hurt you.'
Naveed is sick of war - of the foreign powers and the Taliban, the warlords and the drug barons that together have torn Afghanistan apart. He's had to grow up quickly to take care of his widowed mother and little sister, making what little money he can doing odd jobs and selling at the markets. When he adopts Nasera, a street dog with extraordinary abilities, he has a chance to help rebuild his country. But will a new friend's betrayal crush his dreams of peace forever?
From the winter of war comes the spring of hope.
'Naveed brings a human face to a war we have heard so much about. John Heffernan has allowed us an important glimpse into the world of an Afghan child and an insight into the complexity and beauty of the Afghan people. In Naveed, we have a name for the thousands of Afghan children who are suffering through this terrible war. Through his optimism, we are offered hope.' - Neil Grant, author of The Ink Bridge
By:
John Heffernan Edited by:
Lyn White Imprint: Allen & Unwin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 128mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 200g ISBN:9781743312483 ISBN 10: 1743312482 Series:THROUGH MY EYES Pages: 192 Publication Date:26 February 2014 Recommended Age: From 11 to 14 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Young adult
,
English as a second language
,
Preschool (0-5)
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Commended for Kids Own Australian Literature Awards 2015 (Australia)
Commended for KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards): Older Readers 2015.
Short-listed for Educational Publishing Awards Australia - Secondary Student Resource (Junior) 2015 (Australia)
Short-listed for Educational Publishing Awards Australia - Student Resource (Junior) 2015 (Australia)
Short-listed for Young Australians Best Book Awards - Fiction for Years 7-9 2016 (Australia)
Shortlisted for Australian Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing: Primary Single Title Category 2015.
