The librarian of Basra

Description:

Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how, throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries

subjects: Librarians,  Iraq War, 2003,  Libraries,  Iraq War, 2003-,  Iraq War, 2003-2011,  Juvenile literature,  Destruction and pillage,  Biography,  Iraq War (2003-2011) fast (OCoLC)fst01802311,  Iraq war, 2003-2011, juvenile literature,  Libraries, juvenile literature,  Iraq, juvenile literature,  Spanish language materials,  Literatura juvenil,  Bibliotecarios,  Biografía,  Bibliotecas,  Destrucción y saqueo,  Guerra de Irak, 2003,  Materiales en español

People: Alia Muhammad Baker,  Baker Alia Muhammad

Places: Baṣrah,  Iraq