Sixteen-year-olds Leena and Mishie are best friends. They delight in small rebellions against the Saudi cultural police―secret Western clothing, forbidden music, flirtations. But Leena wants college, independence―she wants a different life. Though her story is specific to her world (a world where it’s illegal for women to drive, where a ten-year-old boy is the natural choice as guardian of a fatherless woman), ultimately it’s a story about friendship, family, and freedom that transcends cultural differences.
- ISBN: 9781250133427
- Published: 2018 , Henry Hold and Co.
- Themes: Censorship, Coming of age, freedom, girls and women, Women's rights
- Descriptors: Middle East, Realistic Fiction, Saudi Arabia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 288