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Deracine, Anat

Driving by Starlight

280 pp. | Holt/Godwin | May, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-13342-7 $17.99
(2) YA In post–Arab Spring Saudi Arabia, Leena and her best friend Mishail delight in small rebellions against their male-controlled, religiously strict society. But Leena's flippancy soon falls away to reveal the precariousness of both girls’ lives. In a growing oeuvre centering on experiences of young Muslim women, Deracine's debut stands out for its nuanced characterization and twisting plot. Arabic vocabulary and Saudi cultural concepts are explained for outsiders without bogging down the prose. Glos.
Reviewer: Anastasia M. Collins | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2018

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