When her little brother is kidnapped and taken from Pakistan to race camels in the desert, eighteen-year-old Nadira overcomes her own past abuse and, dressed as a boy and armed with knowledge of the powerful storytelling of the legendary Scheherazade, is determined to find and rescue him.

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Related: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Pakistan, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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• ISBN: 9781416917670
• Author: Antieau, Kim
• Published: 2007
• Themes: abuse, Camels, Family, Rescues
• Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Pakistan, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)