Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom Middle Grade Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Hilde was ruthlessly organized

During a career that has spanned almost fifty years

She learns how to lower fevers by brewing Hecate's Cure from the willow tree

You have a good reputation only if you have a strong social network—a large and close-knit network of friends

Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom Middle Grade Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)Advance Praise for Behind the Burqa "Whenever and wherever adults make war, children die and women are subjected to fear and humiliation. This is true of Afghanistan too. Read this harrowing book. The tragic yet heroic tale of two women is told with great simplicity. They will haunt you." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "The stories of Sulima and Hala achingly articulate the twin and enduring legacies of misogyny and violence. A critical