Binding: Hardcover
Description: From the award - winning AL a Notable author of Unsettled and Lailah's Lunchbox this is a captivating coming - of - age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar a Pakistani American girl who hatches a special plan to help her family but finds that doing what's right isn t always easy. For fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Clean Getaway this is a heartfelt soul - searching story with laughter hope and lessons learned. Seventh grader Aafiyah loves playing tennis reading Weird but True facts and hanging out with her best friend Zaina. However Aafiyah has a bad habit that troubles her she's drawn to pretty things and can t help but occasionally borrow them. But when her father is falsely accused of a crime he hasn t committed and gets taken in by authorities Aafiyah knows she needs to do something to help. When she brainstorms a way to bring her father back she turns to her Weird but True facts and devises the perfect plan. But what if her plan means giving in to her bad habit the one she's been trying to stop? Aafiyah wants to reunite her family but finds that maybe her plan isn t so perfect after all A Bank Street Books Best Children's Book of the Year for ages 12 - 14 in Family/ School/ Community Fiction (2023)
Title: Golden Girl
Author(s): Faruqi Reem
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063044753
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/22/2022