One Half from the East - Nadia Hashimi

Descriere One Half from the East - Nadia Hashimi

The first novel for young readers by internationally bestselling author Hashimi (The Pearl That Broke Its Shell) is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh--a preteen girl dressed as a boy. 5/8. \n \nPerfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi's first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh--a preteen girl dressed as a boy.\n \nObayda's family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luck--dress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh.\n \nLife in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes. Their transformation won't last forever, though--unless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.\n \nNadia Hashimi's first novel for adults, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, was a bestseller that shares a bacha posh character with One Half from the East.\n \n\n

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Brand

Harpercollins

Categorie

ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780062421913

Magazine

1

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