Shooting Kabul

A young Afghani immigrant living in California tries to reunite with his missing sister in this "sensitive, timely" (Booklist), and powerful middle grade novel about hope, love, and perseverance based in part on the author's husband's experience fleeing 1970s Soviet-controlled Afghanistan.

In the summer of 2001, twelve-year-old Fadi's parents make the difficult decision to illegally leave Afghanistan and move the family to the United States. When their underground transport arrives at the re...