Amil and the After Cover:Hardcover and all the way over

and all the way over the bridge

Lama Rod Owens

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But the city’s placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens

Amil and the After Cover:Hardcover and all the way overA hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera HiranandaniAt the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve year old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult