Comments on: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/2011/03/14/the-dressmaker-of-khair-khana/ A School Library Journal Blog Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark Flowers http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/2011/03/14/the-dressmaker-of-khair-khana/#comment-11875 Mark Flowers Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:38:46 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/?p=1480#comment-11875 I'm sensing a theme here: a couple days ago we had "When We Were Strangers," about which Angela said: "Honestly, it is hard to imagine how she would have been successful without her talent for embroidery and sewing, part of what makes this story special." Now we have this book, and last week we had "Sew!"--teaching teens how to sew. I don't have a theory on how they go together--I just noticed it. I’m sensing a theme here: a couple days ago we had “When We Were Strangers,” about which Angela said:

“Honestly, it is hard to imagine how she would have been successful without her talent for embroidery and sewing, part of what makes this story special.”

Now we have this book, and last week we had “Sew!”–teaching teens how to sew. I don’t have a theory on how they go together–I just noticed it.

]]> By: John Sexton http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/2011/03/14/the-dressmaker-of-khair-khana/#comment-11849 John Sexton Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:30:05 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/?p=1480#comment-11849 When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it brutally imposed a 7th Century ethos on a 20th Century country and created a real life dystopia. The impact on women was devastating and the courageous resourcefulness denomstrated in this book are amazing. Having students read and compare Kamela Sediqui's inspiring determination to survive and provide for her family with characters such as Katniss in Hunger Games or Nailer in Ship Breaker would be a great way to connect dystopian fiction with the struggles some families actually must endure. When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it brutally imposed a 7th Century ethos on a 20th Century country and created a real life dystopia. The impact on women was devastating and the courageous resourcefulness denomstrated in this book are amazing. Having students read and compare Kamela Sediqui’s inspiring determination to survive and provide for her family with characters such as Katniss in Hunger Games or Nailer in Ship Breaker would be a great way to connect dystopian fiction with the struggles some families actually must endure.

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