Ahmad Akbarpour

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That Night's TrainHardcover, 1 October 2012

That Night's Train
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Reading Age
Ages: 9
Grade Levels
4
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Date Published
1 Oct 2012
ISBN-10
1554981697
ISBN-13
9781554981694

Description

On a train trip with her grandmother, young Banafsheh meets a woman who reminds her of her dead mother. The woman is a teacher and a writer, and she promises she will call Banafsheh and come and tell her stories. Later, the teacher weaves the encounter into a story that she tells to the children in her classroom. The children are entranced by the story and imagine how it will turn out. Surely, they say, the teacher will call the little girl.

But the teacher never calls, though Banafsheh waits faithfully by the phone and refuses even to go out to play. Meanwhile, the teacher is disconcerted by her class's reaction, and she agonizes over how to end her story. As a writer, she feels that the story is more important than anything else, and that the ending must be exciting and eventful, no matter what. Perhaps Banafsheh will even have to become ill and die?

In the end, the teacher does visit Banafsheh, but finds that it is too little too late. Banafsheh is very angry with the teacher, and hurt. Finally, the teacher makes the biggest sacrifice she knows -- her manuscript -- in order to save the friendship.

This is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful novel that raises intriguing and child-friendly questions about how real life and stories are interwoven, who owns stories, and whether they can ever truly disappear.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 9
Author:
Ahmad Akbarpour
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
CA
Date Published:
1 October 2012
Dimensions:
19.3 x 13.72 x 1.02 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 4
Illustrator:
ISBN-10:
1554981697
ISBN-13:
9781554981694
Language:
English
Location:
Toronto
Pages:
96
Weight:
204.12 gm

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