| One Half from the East Contributor(s): Hashimi, Nadia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062421905 ISBN-13: 9780062421906 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016938972 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Cultural Region - Asian - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 184412 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hashimi, Nadia: - Nadia Hashimi was born and raised in New York and New Jersey. Both her parents were born in Afghanistan and left in the early 1970s, before the Soviet invasion. In 2002, Nadia made her first trip to Afghanistan with her parents. She is a pediatrician and lives with her family in the Washington, DC, suburbs. She is the author of three books for adults, as well as the middle grade novels One Half from the East and The Sky at Our Feet. Visit her online at www.nadiahashimi.com. |