Alia is the librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq. When the war in Iraq begins to move closer and closer to Basra, Alia makes an important decision and takes huge risks to preserve the historical literaure of her country, as well as many other books in the library. The war progresses and Alia enlists the help of friends to do all they can to move and protect the contents of the library.
Author
Stamaty, Mark A.
Publisher
Random House, Inc.
Illustrator
Mark A. Stamaty
ISBN
0-375-83217-3
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2004
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Erica Seagraves
Citation
Stamaty, Mark A., “Alia's mission,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed May 26, 2020, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/5789.
Valerie A. Ubbes, PhD, MCHES
