However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home: A Dream, Eight Girls, & A Journey Home - Rilegato

Ayub, Awista

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ISBN 10: 1401322492 ISBN 13: 9781401322496

Casa editrice: Hachette Books, 2009

Riassunto

Describes how the Afghanistan-born author flourished throughout her upbringing in America thanks to organized athletics, her founding of the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange for Afghan girls after the fall of the Taliban, and the personal stories of eight young soccer players. 100,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"The young Afghan women in However Tall the Mountain are pioneers. Their story is one of resilience and courage. This book is a testament to the power of hope and the will to dream in a country where so many dreams have been cut short."―Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns

"Awista Ayub has movingly captured the indomitable spirit of Afghan women in this chronicle of brave girls who risked persecution and worse to pursue the dreams of ordinary childhood. In doing what they love most in life playing soccer the girls become emblems of the fight for equality and human rights under the Taliban. Their story reminds us that there is always hope and possibility for a brighter future even in the wreckage left by war and conflict."―Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

L'autore:

Awista Ayub was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and escaped with her family to Connecticut at 2 years old. Following 9/11, she founded the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange as a means of introducing soccer to the young women of Aghanistan, both on US and Afghan soil. Today, she serves as director of the AYSE and lives in Washington, DC.

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• Editore: Hachette Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1401322492
• ISBN 13: 9781401322496
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 235