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Amal unbound / Aisha Saeed.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books PS3619.A3533 A43 2018
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saeed, Aisha, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indentured servants--Juvenile fiction.
- Indentured servants.
- Families--Pakistan--Juvenile fiction.
- Families.
- Courage--Juvenile fiction.
- Courage.
- Conduct of life--Juvenile fiction.
- Conduct of life.
- Pakistan--Juvenile fiction.
- Pakistan.
- Indentured servants--Fiction.
- Family life--Pakistan--Fiction.
- Courage--Fiction.
- Conduct of life--Fiction.
- Pakistan--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Children's stories.
- Junior.
- Bildungsromans.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 226 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Twelve-year-old Amal's dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a member of her Pakistani village's ruling family. As punishment for her behavior, she is forced to leave her heartbroken family behind and go work at their estate. Amal is distraught but has faced setbacks before. So she summons her courage and begins navigating the complex rules of life as a servant, with all its attendant jealousies and pecking-order woes. Most troubling, though, is Amal's increasing awareness of the deadly measures the Khan family will go to in order to stay in control. It's clear that their hold over her village will never loosen as long as everyone is too afraid to challenge them--so if Amal is to have any chance of ensuring her loved ones' safety and winning back her freedom, she must find a way to work with the other servants to make it happen."--Page 2 of cover.
- Notes:
- ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Amelia Bloomer Top Ten, 2019
- CSMCL Best Books, 2018
- Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018
- New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019
- NPR Best Books, 2018
- Publisher's Weekly Best Middle Grade Book, 2018
- School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018
- Washington Post Best Children's Books, 2018
- South Asia Book Award, Winner, 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780399544682
- 0399544682
- OCLC:
- 1001323628
- Publisher Number:
- 99979017772
- Online:
- Lexile website
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