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The girl who fell to Earth : a memoir / by Sophia al-Maria.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.A4365 A3 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Al-Maria, Sophia, author.
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Al-Maria, Sophia--Childhood and youth.
- Al-Maria, Sophia.
- Al-Maria, Sophia--Family.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Qatar--Biography.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Arab Americans--Biography.
- Arab Americans.
- Coming of age.
- Culture conflict.
- Manners and customs.
- Families.
- Arab countries--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Arab countries.
- United States--Social life and customs--20th century.
- United States.
- Producers and directors--Qatar--Biography.
- Qatar.
- Genre:
- Autobiography.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 271 pages : map ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harper Perennial, [2012]
- Language Note:
- Text in English; chapter titles in English and Arabic.
- Summary:
- An award-winning young filmmaker and writer's funny and wry coming-of-age memoir about growing up in between the American and Arab cultures.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Oh Eye, Oh Night. 1) Lambda Leonis: The Glance
- 2) Xi Ursae Majoris: The First Leap
- 3) Gamma Geminorum: The Shining One
- 4) Eta Eridani: The Hatching Place
- 5) Beta Persei: The Ghoul
- 6) Beta Cephei: The Flock
- 7) Omicron Eridani: The Broken Eggshells
- 8) Delta Arietis: The Little Belly
- 9) Gamma Andromedae: Hug the Ground
- 10) Epsilon Orionis: The String of Pearls
- 11) Epsilon Bootis: The Loincloth
- 12) Beta Columbae Columba: The Weight
- 13) Eta Ursae Majoris: Daughters of the Bier
- 14) Upsilon Scorpii: The Sting
- 15) Mu Draconis: The Dancer
- 16) Eta Bootis: The Solitary One
- 17) Lambda Ursae Majoris: The Second Leap
- 18) Epsilon Canis Majoris: The Virgins
- 19) Delta Virgins: The Howler
- 20) Eta Canis Majoris: The Maidenhead
- 21) Delta Geminorum: Middle of the Sky
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes glossary (pages 269-271).
- Arab American Book Award - Non-Fiction, Honorable Mention, 2013
- Middle East Book Award - Youth Literature, Winner, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780061999758
- 006199975X
- OCLC:
- 814018400
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