TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lord,Michelle
AU  - Malik,Shehzil
TI  - A girl called Genghis Khan: how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player 
SN  - 9781454931362
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
KW  - Toorpakai, Maria,
KW  - Taliban
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Squash players
KW  - Pakistan
KW  - Biography
KW  - Women squash players
KW  - Passing (Identity)
KW  - Escapes
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - Women
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Women athletes
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Age: 5+; Grades: K to Grade 3
N2  - Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a brave Pakistani girl who pursued her love of sports in spite of being taunted and beaten. When the President of Pakistan gave Maria an award for outstanding achievement, the Taliban threatened her squash club, family, and life. Forced to quit the team, she continued to practice in her bedroom <i>every day for three years!</i> Maria's story will inspire and empower all children . . . especially girls
ER  -