Nadia Hashimi: One Half from the East
One Half from the East
Buch
- HarperCollins, 09/2016
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780062421906
- Bestellnummer: 8592066
- Umfang: 272 Seiten
- Gewicht: 354 g
- Maße: 218 x 144 mm
- Stärke: 30 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 6.9.2016
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
Perfect 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.Obayda'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.
Life 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.
Nadia 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.