When a Brown Girl Flees
Aamna Qureshi
Feeling suffocated by her mother, 18-year-old Pakistani American Zahra flees from her impending marriage in California. Through the local masjid, she finds a new community in Long Island.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lee & Low Books
- Published
- September 19, 2023
- ISBN-13
- 9781643795058
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2024Fourteen and OlderMature content
Sources
- The Best Children's Books of the Year [2024 edition]Source for: Description
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