Book

The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq

by Jeanette Winter

See its constellation

Remember

Published

2005

Genre

Biography

Words

437

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/111000.The_Librarian_of_Basra

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level

3.2

AR interest level

LG — lower grades, K–3

Lexile

640L

Suggested reading age

ages 4–11

During the Iraq War, librarian Alia Muhammad Baker works to save tens of thousands of books from Basra's threatened library, demonstrating courage and devotion to shared knowledge.

Collections

ALSC Notables

ISBN

ISBN-13

9780152054458

ISBN-10

0152054456

Tags

ALSC NotablesBiographyIraqKnowledgeLibraryNonfictionPeople-HeroesWar