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The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

bibliobrandie's review

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5.0

This epistolary historical novel tells the story of a young girl and her family uprooted from their home by the partition of India. The narrative style, reminiscent of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl, offers a personal and intimate perspective on this historical event. I reread it so that I could read the new companion novel, Amil and the After.

jess_mango's review

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4.0

Middle grade historical fiction about the partition of India and Pakistan. This is a good introduction for kids who may not know much about the history of how India and Pakistan became 2 separate countries and what the human impact of the partition was.

hollyxbear's review

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5.0

This book was so needed in the world of Historical Fiction. There is a severe lack of Indian representation in novels and this was such an important part of history. Children need to learn about the hardships people of all different cultures and parts of the world have been going through throughout history. I want 20 more book by this author and 20,000 more written for kids about everyday life in India through the ages.

firefly_reading's review

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emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

lnseiple's review

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emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jesstele's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

k_dog_reads's review

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tinada1nonly's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

anamsoomro's review

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

benniii's review

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4.0

It made me smile, it made me cry, it made me angry. I love Nisha’s perspective and her world view.

“My body felt like it was melting. “Thank you,” I whispered. It was the answer I had always wanted to hear. It almost made everything we had been through worth it.” ❤️