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'The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping.
'Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 'Push them away. They'll only poison your thoughts. Seek the light and they can't hurt you.'
'Naveed is sick of war - of the foreign powers and the Taliban, the warlords and the drug barons that together have torn Afghanistan apart. He's had to grow up quickly to take care of his widowed mother and little sister, making what little money he can doing odd jobs and selling at the markets. When he adopts Nasera, a street dog with extraordinary abilities, he has a chance to help rebuild his country. But will a new friend's betrayal crush his dreams of peace forever?
'From the winter of war comes the spring of hope.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Naveed : Through My Eyes by John Heffernan
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 22 no. 2 2014; (p. 23)
— Review of Naveed 2014 single work novel
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Naveed : Through My Eyes by John Heffernan
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 22 no. 2 2014; (p. 23)
— Review of Naveed 2014 single work novel
Awards
- 2017 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2016 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2015 honour book KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
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cAfghanistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,