The White Zone
Binding: Paperback
Age 9+
General Fiction
A child's eye view of life in Baghdad. More than a book about Iraq, The White Zone is a book about the things that divide people.
Nouri, who is Shiite, and his cousin Talib, who is half Sunni, live in a war zone. Iraq isn't just fighting Americans. It's at war with itself; Sunnis are fighting Shiites. Only a miracle can mend the rift tearing a country and a family apart.
Creators
Known as an "ambassador to children around the world," Carolyn Marsden voices the stories that most need to be shared with our youngest generation. Carolyn Marsden's debut novel for young readers, The Gold-Threaded Dress (Candlewick, 2002), received enormous critical acclaim and was named a Booklist Top Ten Youth First Novel and a Booklist Editors' Choice. She is also the author of Mama Had to Work on Christmas (Viking, 2003), Silk Umbrellas (Candlewick, 2004), Moon Runner (Candlewick, 2005), The Quail Club (Candlewick, 2006), The Jade Dragon (Candlewick, 2006), When Heaven Fell (Candlewick, 2007), Bird Springs (Viking, 2007), Sahwira: An African Friendship (Candlewick, 2009), Take Me With You (Candlewick, 2010) and The Buddha's Diamonds (Candlewick, 2008), which was picked as an SCIBA Finalist. Carolyn has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College.
