| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
277 pages ; 22 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Study Program |
UG RL 5.8 10.0 197616 |
| Note |
"Godwin Books." |
| Indexed In: |
Junior Library Guild |
| Summary |
In this debut YA friendship story set in Saudi Arabia, two girls navigate typical teen issues--crushes, college, family expectations, future hopes, and dreams. Sixteen-year-olds Leena and Mishie are best friends. They delight in small rebellions against the Saudi cultural police--secret Western clothing, forbidden music, flirtations. But Leena wants college, independence--she wants a different life. Though her story is specific to her world (a world where it's illegal for women to drive, where a ten-year-old boy is the natural choice as guardian of a fatherless woman), ultimately it's a story about friendship, family, and freedom that transcends cultural differences. |
| Audience |
Ages 14 & up. |
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Grades 9 & up. |
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860L Lexile. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG) |
| Subject |
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction.
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Teenagers -- Saudi Arabia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Teenagers -- Saudi Arabia -- Fiction.
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Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Teenagers -- Saudi Arabia -- Fiction.
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Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Fiction.
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Saudi Arabia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Saudi Arabia -- Fiction.
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Saudi Arabia -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781250133427 (hardcover) : 16.30 |
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