N. H. Senzai is the author of the acclaimed Shooting Kabul, which was on numerous state award lists and an NPR Backseat Book Club Pick. Its companion, Saving Kabul Corner, was nominated for an Edgar Award. While her first two books are based in part on husband’s experience fleeing Soviet-controlled Afghanistan in the 1970s, her third, Ticket to India is based on her own family’s history. She is also the author of Escape from Aleppo. Ms. Senzai lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at NHSenzai.com.
Senzai (Ticket to India, 2015, etc.) tells the story of 14-year-old
Nadia's narrow escape from the ancient city of Aleppo in war-torn
Syria as she desperately seeks her family, who accidentally left
her behind.Two years into Syria's civil war, the many armed rebel
groups and the government forces are descending on Aleppo.
Traumatized since her bomb injury, Nadia is pulled from under her
bed as her family prepares to leave their home for a safer place.
Although a relative has been assigned to monitor her, another bomb
falls as they are exiting, and in the confusion, Nadia is left
behind. Now she must recover from the shock and rely on her
instincts, a seemingly kind old man she meets, and, ultimately, her
own intelligence to make it out of Aleppo alive and find her family
at the Turkish border. . . . [A] valuable introduction to
the issues plaguing modern Syria and the costs of war in
historically rich locales.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Filled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of
the horrors of war, this heartbreaking book is a necessary reminder
of what many people live through every day.
*Booklist, STARRED REVIEW*
The representation of a young protagonist from Syria makes this a
solid purchase for middle grade collections.
*School Library Journal*
Senzai (Ticket to India) crafts a harrowing novel about a
14-year-old girl’s flight from war-torn Syria in 2013 that captures
the reality of the conflict while illuminating the culture and
history of the country. . . . [T]he novel’s taut pacing and
memorable heroine result in a gripping and intense story of the
traumas inflicted on Syria’s citizens.
*Publishers Weekly*
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