A review by readoodles
Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples

5.0

Permanently LOST. Najmah’s father and brother were abducted by the Taliban. Her mother and baby brother were killed in an American bombing of their village. Her greedy uncle covets her family’s land to grow and sell poppies to make opium. The only safe place for this Afghani girl may be in Pakistan, but to get there safely she must disguise herself as a boy, hide from the Taliban and scavange for food.