{"product_id":"amil-and-the-after-9780525555063","title":"Amil and the After","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, \u003ci\u003eAmil and the After \u003c\/i\u003eis a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary, \u003c\/i\u003eby acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeera Hiranandani\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Story of Half a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Find What You're Not Looking For\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the New York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize. A former editor at Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, she now teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA Program at The Vermont College of Fine Arts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50570334634258,"sku":"9780525555063","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e06ad1eb-2da4-4ebb-9cca-5557dfab168d.jpg?v=1748522712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amil-and-the-after-9780525555063","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}