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BookBrowse Reviews The Other Side of the Sky: From Afghanistan to America - One girl's journey. Memoir

The Other Side of the Sky
A Memoir
by Farah Ahmedi, Tamim Ansary
Paperback, Jun 2006,
256 pages.
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The Other Side of the Sky won Good Morning America's 2005 essay contest in 2005 and was published in 2006 by Simon & Schuster as The Story of My Life

Farah is now 18 years old and an ambassador to the United Nations' Adopt-A-Minefield program. 
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When asked whether the experience of winning the contest has made her want to be a writer Farah replied, "I'll be happy to write books. I would also be happy to be in medicine, working with prosthetics. But I have to find out how smart I am. I also like technology, working with computers. My career could go in different directions."

When asked how it feels to be in America she says, "It feels great to be in America .... I'm safe here, no war. I like the love I have here, and the system. I like shopping.  It is so...
This review is from the July 6, 2006 issue of BookBrowse Recommends. Click here to go to this issue.
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