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West of the Jordan : a novel / Laila Halaby.
Van Pelt Library PS3608.A5455 W47 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halaby, Laila.
- Series:
- Bluestreak
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab American families.
- Americans.
- Jordan.
- Americans--Jordan--Fiction.
- Arab American families--Fiction.
- Female friendship--Fiction.
- Female friendship.
- Jordan--Fiction.
- Girls--Fiction.
- Girls.
- Genre:
- Domestic fiction.
- Bildungsromans.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 220 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- This is a brilliant and revelatory first novel by a woman who is both an Arab and an American, who speaks with both voices and understands both worlds. Through the narratives of four cousins at the brink of maturity, Laila Halaby immerses her readers in the lives, friendships, and loves of girls struggling with national, ethnic, and sexual identities.
- ISBN:
- 0807083593
- OCLC:
- 51172341
- Online:
- Publisher description
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