Naveed: Through My Eyes

Author(s): John Heffernan

Junior Fiction

A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan


 


"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.


 

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Shortlisted for Australian Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing: Primary Single Title Category 2015.

John Heffernan lives in the New England Tablelands of New South Wales. He has written more than fifty books for young readers, over a wide range of genres and age groups. His books have won numerous awards. A journey through Afghanistan led to an ongoing interest in that country, and inspired the writing of Naveed. John writes with integrity and honesty, and his experience as a teacher has been invaluable in his writing and in his relationship with his readers...Lyn White has been a primary school teacher-librarian and EAL teacher for more than twenty years and recently completed postgraduate studies in Editing and Communications at the University of Melbourne. She is passionate about children's literature, committed to developing life-long reading habits in children and has great expertise in engaging students with quality texts and teachers with quality resources. Lyn is a part-time teacher at Blackburn English Language School and a pre-service supervisor with Deakin University.

General Fields

  • : 9781743312483
  • : A&U Children's
  • : A & U Children
  • : 0.195
  • : February 2014
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : March 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : John Heffernan
  • : Paperback
  • : en
  • : 216