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The Night Diary
The Night Diary | Veera Hiranandani
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In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can't imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself back together. Told through Nisha's letters to her mother, The Night Diary is a heartfelt story of one girl's search for home, for her own identity...and for a hopeful future.
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Smrloomis
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I was hesitant to read this given that I thought this might be too scary a topic for a younger reader, but in the end I was impressed. I thought this was well done. And now maybe I should set a goal to read more Newbery winners next year.

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Sapphire
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This month seriously became a “just make it work” month, including my #foodandlit challenge. I switched from my planned title for #India to this short audio book and ran for a buffet lunch at our local Indian restaurant for food. But it was all good!

Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🇮🇳 2y
Texreader Yay! It worked!! 2y
TheBookHippie I liked this book! 2y
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lostinwords
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!! There are buddy reads, photo prompts, book swaps, and I cohost an international pen pal group if you‘re interested! Also check out @LitsyEvents 💛💛 3y
bthegood welcome to litsy 3y
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lostinwords
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#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
I‘m new on Litsy and saw someone‘s post and thought I‘d join, or do I need to be invited?

1.The Artist‘s Way by Julia Cameron, The Everyday Hero by Robin Sharma, The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Ritchie‘s, The Road Less Traveled by S.Peck, Stamped✔️Beauty in the Broken Places by Allison Pataki ✔️
2. Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendo and dare to lead by Beene Brown
3. The Night Diary by Veera Haranandani

PaperbackPirate No need to wait for an invitation! This is a welcoming community. Thanks for sharing your list! 💙 3y
CBee Welcome to Litsy ♥️♥️ 3y
Christyco125 Welcome to Litsy 📚📚 3y
lostinwords Thank you @CBee and @Christy125 I‘m delighted to be a part of the Litsy community. 3y
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amiereads
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Recommended to me by a student. I generally enjoy YA historical fiction. I enjoyed the narrative and also the history lesson. I'm sure I learned about the India/Pakistan split in high school, but I certainly didn't remember it well.

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Foxxy
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I love this book and here is a summery

The Night Diary is a fictional account of one family's experience during the partition of India into two countries in 1947. The story is told in the form of diary entries written by the main character, Nisha beginning on her twelfth birthday, addresses to her deceased mother.

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arlenefinnigan
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This is a beautifully written and really powerful book. Describing the events of the partition of India from the point of view of a child really brings home the human reality of it. It's a great, moving account of the experience of being displaced, I'd highly recommend this for both children and adults.

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arlenefinnigan
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#ReadHarder challenge 21: a middle grade book not set in the US or UK

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Auntynanny
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I really enjoyed this book! It takes place during the partition of India in 1947. A girl and her family must flee from the newly formed Pakistan. The girl writes in a diary to her deceased mother.

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Addison_Reads
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Beautifully written middle grade book in which a young girl writes each night to her dead mother. Nisha, the main character, finds herself and her family fleeing Pakistan during a time of unrest between Hindus and Muslims.

The writing in this heartfelt story does a great job of addressing hard topics in an age appropriate way.

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Eggs
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#Indianindependenceday @Blackink_WhitePaper

Thanks for tagging me❣️

1* ⬆️ Beautiful book-setting is 1947 during Indian partition
2* yes
3* yes but a long time ago

@Leftcoastzen @EadieB @TheSpineView @Klou

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 4y
Klou Thanks for the tag! 4y
Blackink_WhitePaper Thanks for playing 💐 this book is added to my TBR list 😊 4y
Eggs You‘re most welcome @TheSpineView @Klou (edited) 4y
Eggs You‘re welcome - I hope you love it! The audio was great 👍🏼 @Blackink_WhitePaper 4y
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gpraytor
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This Newbery Medal award winning book is an HF novel and would be a great addition to the classroom with an IR strategy.

UDL Principles 2.1: clarify vocabulary and symbols
UDL Principles 3.3: Guide information processing and visualization
ESOL Strategy 11: place language in meaningful context

#ucflae3414su20

gpraytor A lesson plan for reading can be found here https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=58107 4y
Emma_Barcena I‘ve never heard of this book before! The cover is very appealing, I‘ll have to look into it, so that I could potentially use the resource you provided with it! 4y
DrSpalding I have no idea what this book is about… I recall it is a recent award winner. Please be sure to include a summary that shows concise knowledge of the story. 4y
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Eggs
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🖤 tagged
❤️ Room
🖤 Lions of Fifth Avenue ⬆️

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

MallenNC I really want to read your most anticipated book too. 4y
BethM I want to read that too! 4y
Eggs We can on August 4!!! @MallenNC @megnews @BethM 4y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Back to work in the library means I‘m listening to audiobooks again! This was a great one to listen to- set in 1947 during the Partition of India, 12 year old Nisha writes in her diary about what‘s happening around her trying to make sense of it all while migrating out of newly-formed Pakistan with her father, grandmother and twin brother. Great storytelling and includes an authors note. #booked2020 #setinindia

TheBookHippie We are discussing this tomorrow for #mgbuddyread feel free to join in on my page! 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch @TheBookHippie no kidding! What are the odds? Thanks for letting me know! 4y
TheBookHippie @Sarahreadstoomuch so fun!!! It was our May book. 4y
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Sarahreadstoomuch @TheBookHippie just sent a follow request... what are you reading in June? 4y
Cinfhen Book sounds good!!! I love that MG is covering so many important topics these days. 4y
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HeatherBookNerd
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Read this for the @bookriot Read Harder Challenge prompt, a middle grade book not set in the US or UK. This book was set in 1947 when India was released from British rule. It is written as a series of diary entries by a young girl experiencing the partition in the country as Pakistan is created and they have to leave their home. It is really good.

#readharder

Daisey We‘re planning to discuss this one this next weekend for #MGBuddyRead this weekend if you want to join in. 4y
HeatherBookNerd Lovely. How does your buddy read work? 4y
TheBookHippie I post questions Sunday on my page feel free to answer and discuss. 4y
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sblbooks
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#mgbuddyread looking forward to this discussion. Historical fiction set and 1947 India/ Pakistan.

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Daisey
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I enjoyed this epistolary novel of a young girl‘s experience when India is freed from British rule in 1947 and splits into India and Pakistan. She writes letters to her Muslim mother (who died at her & her twin brother‘s birth) as they flee their home to cross the border with their Hindu father.

#MGBuddyRead #epistolary #middlegrade

Daisey I was left with one serious question about Kazi at the end of this book that kind of annoyed me. 4y
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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Today's library haul....so much for my 2020 resolution to read more from my own shelves....

Sapphire I have the night diary on audible, up next. 5y
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Emily92Bibliophile
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What a beautiful story! Listened to the majority on SCRIBD. 5 🌟

Megabooks 🎉🎉🥳🥳📚📚💃🏻💃🏻 5y
JoScho 🥳🥳🥳🥳 5y
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bookish_mind
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Nice book!! I love the format of the story but I just don't like the ending. It is all about nisha that is not sure about her identity and facing the lost of her home. I enjoyed reading this😀 4/5⭐⭐⭐⭐
#thenightdiary
#nisha
#amil
#veerahiranandani
#loveee

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Sapphire
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Interesting and emotional fictional account of partition told from the point of view of a 12 year old girl.

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Spanish_Broom
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Seventh book of maternity leave

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ChristyM
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This is a beautiful, important book. Nisha is 12 years old in 1947 and she feels the loss of her mother who died in childbirth. Nisha copes with her thoughts and feelings by writing to her mother at night in a diary. The family is then caught in the political turmoil of India‘s partition and has to deal with becoming refugees in their own country. Elegant writing and memorable characters mix with themes of family, grief, and tolerance.

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DivineDiana
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This middle grade book tells the story of the partition of India in 1947, and its effects on a family that relocated to the “New India”. It is told through Nisha who receives a journal for her twelfth birthday. Her Mama was Muslim, but she died in childbirth. Her Papa is Hindu. Nisha can‘t understand why she must leave her home and why the two groups can not live as one. She writes her feelings as letters to her mother in the journal. #booked2019

BarbaraTheBibliophage Aww. Sounds sad. Good job on the prompt! 5y
Cinfhen Great choice! #LiveAndLearn 5y
Reggie This sounds great! 5y
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DivineDiana
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Current read for #booked2019. Recommended by one of my Litsy friends?!? #diversemiddlegrade

Ncostell This author came to my daughter‘s school and gave a talk to the students. My daughter loved the book and enjoyed meeting the author. I‘ve been meaning to read this as well. 5y
DivineDiana @Ncostell What a fantastic experience for your daughter! 👏🏻 5y
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LWagoner
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Such a good story! It‘s written in the form of diary entries. A 12 year old girl writes to the mother she never knew and tells her the story of her family‘s journey during India‘s partition in 1947. Powerful, gripping- it touches on differences, fear of the other, and ultimately how we are all the same. Great audio narration as well! Thanks to #thereadingwomenpodcast for bringing this book to my attention!

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Susanita
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One of my great uncles was a missionary in #India and therefore some of my cousins (first cousins once removed) grew up there. One of those cousins married the son of another missionary, and she told us a little about the partition. Her father-in-law, a humble Christian missionary, quietly helped several thousand Muslims and Hindus get to the right side of the border and saved their lives. This book was featured on Reading Women. #letstraveljuly

OriginalCyn620 Great story! 5y
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ReviewsMayVary
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I‘m not saying this book made me cry. I‘m just saying my #ReadWomen book club leader owes me a box of tissues. That‘s all I‘m saying. #MiddleGrade #WNDB #AmReading The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

marleed Well, you made me laugh! 5y
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stacybmartin
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Just finished up my IRL book club‘s June pick during lunch today - I loved it. It‘s an immensely readable middle-grade book with a diary format. The MC is a 12 year old half-Hindu, half-Muslim girl whose family is living through India‘s independence from Britain, which divided India into two countries, India and Pakistan. This was a subject I didn‘t know much about and the book was really well-done. A Newbery Honor Book.

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Abby2
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This middle grade historical fiction is very special. The main characters are relatable even in an unfamiliar setting. The history is terrible but clearly and safely portrayed.

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quietjenn
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Inadvertent color coordination

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emtobiasz
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“I had never wondered about being safe before. I just thought I was.”

Nisha, 12, and her twin brother Amil are caught up with their Hindu father in newly-formed Muslim Pakistan. Like so many #middlegrade reads, this is as much a book about growing up as it is about the historical moment it portrays.

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