A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Hosseini, Khaled
Booklist Editors' ChoiceAfghanistanFriendshipMiddle Eastern/Northern African PeopleYALSA Best Books for YA
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AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
16
Word Count
103,556
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
117933 EN
About this book
This novel is set against the three decades of Afghanistan's history shaped by Soviet occupation, civil war, and the Taliban and tells the stories of two women, Mariam and Laila, who grow close despite the horrors they must endure.