One Half from the East

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 .

Product details

• Authors: Nadia Hashimi, Hashimi Nadia
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780062421913
• ISBN: 978-0-06-242191-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, Middle East, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / Middle East, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Middle East