One half from the east / Nadia Hashimi.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 256 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062421906
- 0062421905
- 9780062572196
- 0062572199
- 1/2 from the east
- Children of parents with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
- Bombs -- Juvenile fiction
- Best friends -- Juvenile fiction
- Impersonation -- Juvenile fiction
- Gender identity -- Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology) in children -- Juvenile fiction
- Girls -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Hashimi Nadia | Available | 33111008550911 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Hashimi Nadia | Available | 33111008464121 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck -- dress Obayda, the youngest of her sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Now Obayda is Obayd. Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes. The two of them can explore the village on their own, climbing trees, playing sports, and more. But their transformation won't last forever -- unless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.
Ages 8-12.
A Junior Library Guild selection.