Title page; Contents; Preface; The journey begins; Victims of war; Haiku; The birds; Kabul -- first impressions; Haiku; The donkey exchange; When it rained flame; A lap full of tears; Against the sun; A history in the Taliban era; Life experience as an Afghan; Haiku; An afternoon walk; Journey to freedom; The Nguyens; The Black Saturday; Uzbekistan to Afghanistan; Haiku; The great game; A game of Risk; My life in Afghanistan; New at the burqa; The Buckland Gap Sector; We leave everything and run; Haiku; Lockdown; Black birthday; Even a glimmer is enough; Haiku; Magical Kabul
The dry and the dustThe water carrier; Miracle-Gro; We just hugged; Fugitives to Pakistan; Haiku; Glimpses by gaslight; Skate not war; She cups her hands; Repairing dreams; Haiku; At night I dream; Haiku; The Ka Faroshi bird market; Short messaging service; The mountain road; Black Saturday anniversary speech; Haiku; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; References; Photographic credits
Summary
Kinglake had one day of disaster with far-reaching effects; Kabul has endured 30 years of war. In this remarkable collection of young people's writing, students from schools in Kinglake and Kabul share their stories of resilience, courage and hope
