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Award-winning junior novel from the author of Parvana and Parvana's Journey, about a young city girl's determination to be herself and keep her family together, against the odds.Tags
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Good, realisitic story about the challenges of living in a single parent home and having to help care for autistic younger siblings.
From the author of Parvana. Khyber has 2 autistic brothers, no father and a mother who used to be a stripper. The family spends most of their money on the boys’ treatment so Khyber “does” weddings to earn extra. Despite her hardships, she still has time to devote to “X” who is a homeless lady on the run from the secret police. Then her mother tells Khyber some terrible news.
Reviewed by Anita L Burkam in
The Horn Book Magazine (Jul/Aug 2000; 76, 4) Found review through ProQuest Education Journals
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The Horn Book Magazine (Jul/Aug 2000; 76, 4) Found review through ProQuest Education Journals
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49+ Works 8,336 Members
Deborah Ellis is an anti-war and women's rights activist who works as a mental health counsellor at Margaret Frazer House in Toronto.
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- Important places
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Kids, Tween, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .E469 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.11)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 1
