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Written in the Stars

Aisha Saeed

Pakistani American Naila’s parents permit her to make some choices about her future but insist on choosing her husband. When they learn she has a boyfriend, Saif, they fear she is moving beyond their culture and control. Before Naila is due to begin college, her parents take her to Pakistan, where they delay their return in order to arrange her marriage. After a failed attempt to escape, Naila is drugged and forced to marry Amin. The story explores family control, tradition, love, and Naila’s efforts to cope with an unwanted marriage.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Themes
Cultural Heritage · Family · Identity · Love
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
May 3, 2016
ISBN-13
9780147513939
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2016Fiction for Young Adults
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