One half from the east
In modern-day Afghanistan, 10-year-old Obayda is a bacha posh, a girl dressed as a boy. She has more freedom than she would as a girl, and makes a good friend of another bacha posh, but must find a way to remain free when she returns to life as a girl.
| Main Author: | Hashimi, Nadia (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
In modern-day Afghanistan, 10-year-old Obayda is a bacha posh, a girl dressed as a boy. She has more freedom than she would as a girl, and makes a good friend of another bacha posh, but must find a way to remain free when she returns to life as a girl. |
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| Physical Description: |
256 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: |
008-012 |
| Awards: |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| ISBN: |
9780062421906 0062421905 9780062572196 0062572199 |
| Author Notes: |
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell is her debut novel. Nadia is also the author of When the Moon is Low, A House Without Windows and One Half from the East. (Bowker Author Biography) |