Fadi never imagined he’d start middle school in Fremont, California, thousands of miles away from home in Kabul. But, here he was, half a world apart from his missing six year old sister who’d been lost because of him, as they’d fled Afghanistan. Adjusting to life in the United States isn’t easy for Fadi’s family and as the events of September 11th unfold, the prospects of locating Mariam in a war torn Afghanistan seem slim — impossible. Desperate, Fadi tries every hare-brained scheme he can think of to find her. When a photography competition with a grand prize trip to India is announced, Fadi sees his chance to return to Afghanistan and find his sister. But can one photo really bring Mariam home?
Based in part on Ms. Senzai’s husband’s experience fleeing Soviet controlled Afghanistan in 1979, Shooting Kabul is a powerful story of hope, love, and perseverance.
Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai (Audiobook)
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Intermediate Reading and Writing: Shooting Kabul (Blog - Laney Read Write, n.d.) - book summary, short chapter analysis, and discussion questions.
Review for Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai (Reading Asian, 2016).
Shooting Kabul - book Review and Discussion Questions (Simon & Schuster, 2023).
Talking with N. H. Senzai, Author of Shooting Kabul (Scott, 2010) - Author Interview.