Nasreens secret school is based off a true story from afghanistan its about a girl named nasreen and her grandmother it starts with soldiers coming to their town and creating havoc then nasreens father is taken by the soldier and is not seen again. Renowned picture book creator jeanette winter tells the story of a young girl in afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls young nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared in despair her grandmother risks everything to enroll nasreen in a secret school for girls. In despair her grandmother risks everything to enroll nasreen in a secret school for girls will a devoted teacher a new friends and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw nasreen out of her shell of sadness based on a true story from afghanistan the book explores the life changing power of education and the healing power of love