Naveed Heffernan John
Naveed Heffernan John A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. He sits up,…
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Naveed Heffernan John
A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping.Was the blast real?
'Push them away. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 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