From the publisher:

“When Freshta Tori Jan was four years old, the Taliban bombed and invaded her hometown of Herat, Afghanistan. She and her family escaped to Kabul, where they were discriminated against for being poor and Hazara, an ethnic minority group. After the Taliban took over Kabul, Freshta and her family fled to India. Without a path to continuing her education, Freshta had to leave her family to forge her own future in the U.S.

Freshta's propulsive and immensely moving first-person story recounts the persecution she faced during her childhood and the harrowing and heartbreaking experiences of losing her home, her identity, and her community. In Courage, a young writer opens a window for young readers into Afghanistan's history and the effects of the Taliban's regime.”