Talking Location With … M J Robotham – VENICE
The Librarian of Basra
Location(s): Basra
Genre(s): Children
Era(s): Early 2000s
This is the true story of Alia Baker, written for children, who saved the books from the main library in Basra when war broke out in 2003. Told for children it conveys the value of books and reading, set, of course, against a difficult background.
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