A Thousand Questions
Saadia Faruqi
During a summer in Karachi, Pakistan, Mimi stays with grandparents she has never met and quietly hopes to locate her long-absent father through letters in a new journal. Sakina, the cook’s daughter, earns money with her father while facing a school admission condition: she must improve her English test score. The two girls, initially far apart in circumstance, come together amid family upheaval, difficult questions, and hopes for the future.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
