A middle grade novel exploring the custom of bacha posh in Afghanistan.
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.
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- Authors:
- Hashimi, Nadia
- Year Published:
- 2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780062421913
- Number of Pages:
- 288
- Publication Date:
- 22/03/2018
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Place of Publication:
- New York
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780062421913