Words in the Dust Audiobook By Trent Reedy cover art

Words in the Dust

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Words in the Dust

By: Trent Reedy
Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $16.37

Buy for $16.37

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft palate fixed. Zulaikha knows all will be provided for her "Inshallah," God willing. Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the Afghan poetry she taught her late mother. And the Americans come to her village, promising not just new opportunities and dangers, but surgery to fix her face. These changes could mean a whole new life for Zulaikhabut can she dare to hope they'll come true?

©2011 Trent Reedy (P)2011 Scholastic Audio Explore the World Family Life Geography & Cultures Growing Up & Facts of Life Islam Literature & Fiction Religions Social & Life Skills
All stars
Most relevant  
Well written and riveting, this story is true to life and left me desperately wishing for a sequel. The author has taken incredible time to research, both first-hand and otherwise, the likely realities of a young Afghan girl in the early 2000's. Stories are what connect us all, and for too many Americans, we view all Afghans as villans with guns. Reality is a far cry from that, and this book excellently humanizes the precious and persecuted Afghani people.

This is what America needs to hear

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.