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The Librarian of Basra

The Librarian of Basra

Author(s): Jeanette Winter

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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