{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-sky-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFarah Ahmedi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTamim Ansary\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarah Ahmedi recounts her heartbreaking journey from war-torn Kabul to America in her New York Times bestselling inspirational memoir.Farah Ahmedi's \"poignant tale of survival\" (Chicago Tribune) chronicles her journey from war to peace. Equal parts tragedy and hope, determination and daring, Ahmedi's memoir delivers a remarkably vivid portrait of her girlhood in Kabul, where the sound of gunfire and the sight of falling bombs shaped her life and stole her family. She herself narrowly escapes death when she steps on a land mine. Eventually the war forces her to flee, first over the mountains to refugee camps across the border, and finally to America. Ahmedi proves that even in the direst circumstances, not only can the human heart endure, it can thrive. The Other Side of the Sky is \"a remarkable journey\" (Chicago Sun-Times), and Farah Ahmedi inspires us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarah Ahmedi is a humanitarian, activist, and writer from Afghanistan. After stepping on a landmine was a young girl, she and her family escaped her war-torn homeland and moved to the United States. After winning \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e's Story of My Life contest in 2005, she published her memoir, \u003ci\u003e The Other Side of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. Now a college graduate and mother of two, Ahmedi is a public speaker who shares her story of loss, hope, and peace with people all over the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTamim Ansary is the author of \u003ci\u003eWest of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story\u003c\/i\u003e as well as numerous books for children. A columnist for Encarta, he lives in San Francisco with his wife and their two children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383792844978,"sku":"9781416918370","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9f4c95e532ff0883bb18c66bb0b1f52d.webp?v=1777868413","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-other-side-of-the-sky-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}