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Author
Publisher
George Braziller
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
A funny tale on the inhabitants of a Jewish quarter in a 19th century Persian town. A pregnant girl pines for marriage, a prostitute is accused of sleeping with the devil, a wife hides her ugly features by spreading a thin layer of goat butter on her husband's glasses. A first novel by an Israeli writer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family...
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. Leila?s younger brother Chia, influenced by their father?s past torture, imprisonment, and his deep-seated desire for justice, begins to engage with social and political affairs. But his activism grows increasingly risky and one...
9) The disciple
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Iran is weeks away from acquiring nuclear weapons and has every intention of using them to strike first-- only Tommy Carmellini and Jake Grafton can stop a nuclear nightmare.
10) The twelfth Imam
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
With the prophecy of the Twelfth Imam seemingly fulfilled, Iran's military prepares to strike Israel and bring about the End of Days. CIA operative David Shirazi must take action to save his country and the world, but the clock is ticking.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
With the stakes high and few viable options left, the president of the United States orders CIA operative David Shirazi and his team to track down and sabotage Iran's nuclear warheads before Iran or Israel can launch a devastating first strike.
12) The last refuge
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
With the help of leaked information from high-level officials inside Iran and dissidents from groups outside the country, a former SEAL and an Israeli commando devise a high risk, high stakes plan that will allow them to find and hijack a devastating device before it is deployed.
13) Shadow command
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
General Patrick McLanahan, commander of the new Aerospace Battle Force, ignores directives from the White House and Pentagon to stand down and orders the ABF to attack secret Russian bases in Iran in an attempt to thwart Russian aggression.
14) Shadow spinner
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When Marjan, a thirteen-year-old crippled girl, joins the Sultan's harem in ancient Persia, she gathers for Shahrazad the stories which will save the queen's life.
15) Warning light
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"No one knows what CIA desk jockey Zac Miller is capable of--including himself--when a routine surveillance job becomes a do-or-die mission in the Middle East"--
16) Seven days
Author
Publisher
TimeWorthy Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
An Israeli attack on Iran is followed by seven days of retaliation against Israel and the West. Iranian-backed terrorists pour across the U.S.-Mexican border aided by the Mexican cartel. Their targets: Jews and Jewish population centers. Now, glassy-eyed suicide bombers stalk U.S. streets ...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Iran in 1576 is a place of wealth and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an heir, the court is thrown into tumult. Princess Pari, the Shah's daughter and protégé, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but the princess's maneuvers to instill order after her father's sudden death incite resentment and dissent. Pari and her closest adviser, Javaher, a eunuch able to navigate the harem as well...
Author
Publisher
Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate thriller|with a twist. Forty-five years ago, a set of twins was separated at birth when their parents were caught in the crossfire between police and robbers. Flash forward to the present. Five billionaires plot to assassinate Iran|s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, by hiring the most expensive killer in the world. Iran learns of the plot through a web of sex, lies, and betrayal, but they know they are hopelessly outclassed in...
19) The death trade
Author
Language
English
Description
An eminent Iranian scientist has made a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research, but he can't stand the thought of his regime owning the bomb. He would run if he could, but if he does, his family dies. He is desperate; he doesn't know what to do. It is up to Sean Dillon and the rest of the small band known as the Prime Minister's private army to think of a plan. Most particularly, it is up to their newest member, an intelligence captain...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
"Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's a Fractional Persian -- half, his mom's side -- and his first ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure...
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