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“Historical, adventurous, and scrumptious descriptions.”
Reading age
8-12
Genre
Historical fiction
Publisher
Puffin books
Publication date
April 23, 2019
My brief summary of the book
Nisha, a 12 years-old girl, her twin brother, her father, and her grandmother must move from Pakistan to India because their lives are in danger since India has been newly independent of the British.
Her mother died giving birth to Nisha and her brother. She writes letters to her mom in her diary to connect with her and tell her journey. Will they make their journey to India safely?
My thoughts
I felt my stomach twist because she had to brave all the dangers and left everything she knew and loved. I learned a lot about Pakistan /India’s history. I like that it is written with compassion and the description of the food makes me really want to eat it—unfortunate parts but heartwarming parts too.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes the history of Pakistan and India or who is interested in Malala or Gandhi etc.
Fun fact: I am American but raised in European culture, and I love to eat different kinds of food. I was drooling all the book by the description of the Pakistan/Indian food.
My rating
I rated it as 4 stars because the beginning was a little bit slow.
About the author
“Veera Hiranandani is the author of THE NIGHT DIARY (Kokila), which received the 2019 Newbery Honor Award, the 2019 Walter Dean Myers Honor Award and the 2018 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature.” – Amazon.
The Night Diary “was inspired by some of her father’s experiences during the Partition of India in 1947.
