Aarzu All Around
Marzieh Abbas
Living with her aunt and patriarchal uncle in Karachi, Pakistan, recently orphaned twelve-year-old Aarzu detests the way she and her younger sister get treated like extras and excluded from all the fun stuff.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- July 29, 2025
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN-13
- 9781665970419
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
Children's Book CouncilCBC Favorites Awards 2026Kids Favorites — 6th–8th GradeRank 6Children's Book CouncilCBC Favorites Awards 2026Teacher Favorites — 6th–8th GradeBank Street College of EducationBank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2026Twelve to FourteenSee the original listSources
- Aarzu All AroundSource for: Description
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