{"product_id":"9780374305444","title":"A Girl Like That","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Girl Like That\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tanaz Bhathena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Ontario Library Association White Pine Award Shortlist Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eTop 100 Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Notable Best Book for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Times of India Best Fiction Title of 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating and disturbing.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Great Things \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLeaving Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a risk taker. She’s also the kind of girl that parents warn their kids to stay away from: a troublemaker whose many romances are the subject of endless gossip at school. \u003ci\u003eYou don't want to get involved with a girl like that, \u003c\/i\u003ethey say. So how is it that eighteen-year-old Porus Dumasia has only ever had eyes for her? And how did Zarin and Porus end up dead in a car together, crashed on the side of a highway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia? When the religious police arrive on the scene, everything everyone thought they knew about Zarin is questioned. And as her story is pieced together, told through multiple perspectives, it becomes clear that she was far more than just a girl like that. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully written debut novel from Tanaz Bhathena reveals a rich and wonderful new world to readers; tackles complicated issues of race, identity, class, and religion; and paints a portrait of teenage ambition, angst, and alienation that feels both inventive and universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bhathena makes an impressive debut with this eye-opening novel  . . . Should spur heated discussions about sexist double standards and the ways societies restrict, control, and punish women and girls.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bhathena’s lithe prose effortlessly wends between past and present . . . A powerful debut.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Featuring a diverse cast of Arab and South Asian characters of various classes and faiths, the story is a gripping and nuanced portrait of how teens, both boys and girls, react to patriarchy. . .a fast-paced, fascinating read about a community rarely seen in young adult novels in the West. A refreshingly nuanced narrative about gender in the Middle East.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shines a light on a girl caught between global modernity and traditional mores.” —\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eWith her debut novel, written in a chorus of voices, Bhathena enters the YA scene with a bang, writing complicated characters with mastery and nuance . . . Bhathena writes her elegant, lyrical sentences with command, and though there’s certainly tragedy in Zarin’s haunting story, there’s plenty of hope, too.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Girl Like That \u003c\/i\u003eis unlike any YA book I’ve ever read:  a fascinating and disturbing glance into the gender discrimination and double-standards as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl in Saudi Arabia. It raised awareness for me, and is certain to inspire discussion and raise questions about equality, justice, and basic human rights.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Great Things \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLeaving Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tanaz Bhathena has a rare ability to take a setting that would be unfamiliar to many and make it so instantly and profoundly relatable. This is a shimmering, glowing, radiant novel.”  —Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vivid, intricately woven, and wholly immersive, \u003ci\u003eA Girl Like That\u003c\/i\u003e is a debut that will leave you both haunted and hopeful. Tanaz Bhathena is masterful at writing complicated girls and the people in their orbits.” —Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of \u003ci\u003eFirsts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Masterfully constructed and gorgeously written, \u003ci\u003eA Girl Like Tha\u003c\/i\u003et is both a page-turner about a ferocious girl fighting the twisted expectations of both family and culture, and a thoughtful meditation on the pain that weighs us down, and the love that lifts us up.” —Laura Ruby, Printz Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBone Gap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374305444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40652227608782,"sku":"9780374305444","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374305444","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}