One Half from the East

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.

ISBN:	9780062421913
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:	HarperCollinsPublishers
Published date:	22 Mar 2018
DEWEY:	813.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	8966
Number of pages:	288
Weight:	198g
Height:	133mm
Width:	194mm
Spine width:	16mm

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