One Half from the East
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Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimiâs first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha poshâa preteen girl dressed as a boy.
Obaydaâs family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luckâdress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh.
Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes. Their transformation wonât last forever, thoughâunless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.
Nadia Hashimiâs first novel for adults, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, was a bestseller that shares a bacha posh character with One Half from the East.
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Nadia Hashimi is a pediatrician turned international bestselling novelist and daughter of Afghan immigrants. She is the author of four books for adults, as well as the middle grade novels One Half from the East and The Sky at Our Feet. She lives with her family in the Washington, DC, suburbs. Visit her online at nadiahashimibooks.com.
