Book
The night diary
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735228535
- ISBN: 9780735228528 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0525552944
- ISBN: 9780525552949
- ISBN: 0735228515
- ISBN: 9780735228511 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
264 pages ; 22 cm
print - Publisher: New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on endpapers. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection, April 2018. Newbery honor book, 2019 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Muslims Fiction Hindus Fiction Families Fiction Diaries Fiction Refugees Fiction India History Partition, 1947 Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Diary fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | J HIRAN V (Text) | 33126024482386 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J HIRAN V (Text) | 33126022360915 | JFiction | Checked out | 05/04/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | J HIRAN V (Text) | 33126024482378 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J HIRAN V (Text) | 33126022471415 | JFiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2018 January
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.Gr 5â8â Nisha writes to her Muslim mother, who died giving birth to her and her twin brother, Amil, in a diary she receives on their 12th birthday. Through her diary entries, Nisha documents the changes brought about by India's independence from the British. Nisha and Amil live with their Hindu father, paternal grandmother, and the family's Muslim chef, Kazi, and they must flee their city after independence. Hiranandani creates a world full of sensory experiences: "I ate a samosa. I ate it slowly, savoring the crispy outside tingling with the tart green chutney I dipped it in." Readers see the depth of Hiranandani's characters during the family's walk to the border, particularly Nisha's rarely affectionate father who gently cares for her brother and grandmother. Without contrivance, Hiranandani weaves parallels into Nisha's storyâNisha cooking with Kazi and Rashid Uncle, and Rashid Uncle's inability to speak along with Nisha's extreme shyness. She evenly and powerfully communicates the themes of family, faith, humanity, and loss. In the back matter, Hiranandani includes information about how her Indian father's experiences influenced this story and provides a glossary of Indian terms.VERDICT This rich, compelling story, which speaks to the turbulence surrounding India's independence and to the plight of refugees, should be in all libraries serving middle grade readers.âHilary Writt, Sullivan University, Lexington, KY