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A review by emilylovesreading_
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
4.0
I enjoyed this Newberry Honor winner! Set in the 1940’s, this book follows Nisha’s dangerous journey with her family from India to newly established Pakistan.
This book is a lovely read as an adult! While this book is middle-grade, I’d really only recommend it as a read-aloud for this age group. This book features many worldviews, including Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh, which may need explanation. In addition, the book essentially calls for universalism in much of its discussion regarding the conflicts that took place during the dividing of India into two nations. As a Believer, I disagree with this worldview but view this book as really valuable for discussions and for learning and teaching kiddos what others believe as well as some historical and cultural background.
This book is a lovely read as an adult! While this book is middle-grade, I’d really only recommend it as a read-aloud for this age group. This book features many worldviews, including Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh, which may need explanation. In addition, the book essentially calls for universalism in much of its discussion regarding the conflicts that took place during the dividing of India into two nations. As a Believer, I disagree with this worldview but view this book as really valuable for discussions and for learning and teaching kiddos what others believe as well as some historical and cultural background.