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One Half from the East

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By Nadia Hashimi
Publisher HarperCollins
One Half from the East
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pstrongPerfect for fans of Rita WilliamsGarcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimis first novel for young readers is a comingofage journey set in modernday Afghanistan that explores life as a strongemstrongbacha poshstrongemstronga preteen girl dressed as a boy.strongppObaydas family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luckdress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a embacha poshem.ppLife in this inbetween place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another embacha poshem, everything changes. Their transformation wont last forever, thoughunless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.ppNadia Hashimis first novel for adults, emThe Pearl That Broke Its Shellem, was a bestseller that shares a embacha poshem character with emOne Half from the Eastem.p

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53263 words53,263 words
288 pages288 pages
Lexile 650LLexile 650L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2016Published 2016

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9780062421920

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