Beneath my mother's feet
When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her. As Nazia finds her...
| Main Author: | Qamar, Amjed. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her. As Nazia finds herself growing up much too quickly, the lessons of hardship that seem unbearable turn out to be a lot more liberating than she ever imagined. |
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| Physical Description: |
198 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Audience: |
Ages 12 up. |
| Awards: |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
| ISBN: |
9781416947288 (hardcover) 1416947280 (hardcover) |
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