The green bicycle / Haifaa Al Mansour.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]Description: 346 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0525428062 (hardback)
- 9780525428060 (hardback)
- 9780147515032
- 0147515033
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Al-Manso Haifaa | Available | 33111008112423 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Al-Manso Haifaa | Available | 33111008075414 | ||||
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | AL-MANSO HAIFAA | Available | 33111009457504 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the vein of Year of the Dog and The Higher Power of Lucky , this Middle Eastern coming-of-age story is told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humor
Spunky eleven-year-old Wadjda lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her parents. She desperately wants a bicycle so that she can race her friend Abdullah, even though it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes. Wadjda earns money for her dream bike by selling homemade bracelets and mixtapes of banned music to her classmates. But after she's caught, she's forced to turn over a new leaf (sort of), or risk expulsion from school. Still, Wadjda keeps scheming, and with the bicycle so closely in her sights, she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.
"Since girls do not ride bikes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, eleven year old Wadjda has to scheme to get her own"-- Provided by publisher.
Spunky eleven-year-old Wadjda lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her parents. She desperately wants a bicycle so that she can race her friend Abdullah, even though it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes. Wadjda earns money for her dream bike by selling homemade bracelets and mixtapes of banned music to her classmates. But after she's caught, she's forced to turn over a new leaf (sort of), or risk expulsion from school. Still, Wadjda keeps scheming, and with the bicycle so closely in her sights, she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.