


And then suddenly a fire flashed in my face and the earth seemed to move beneath my feet. “I was late for school,” writes Farah, “and that’s all I could think about. When Farah was in second grade, she stepped on a landmine, which led to the loss of her leg. Now she is the Youth Ambassador for Adopt-A-Minefield, an organization that eliminates minefields and helps minefield victims like her. She won, and has since visited everywhere from the White House to libraries. Her memoir is enlightening, especially for teens who have never lived in other countries.įarah Ahmedi, currently a college student, wrote her story for ABC’s “Good Morning America” contest. In The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky, Farah Ahmedi writes about life in Afghanistan, Germany, Pakistan, and America.
