Beneath My Mother’s Feet
By Amjed Qamar
Publisher
Atheneum
Imprint
Atheneum
ISBN
By Amjed Qamar
9781416947288
Awards and Honors NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2009, World History and CultureBeneath My Mother’s Feet
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SKU
9781416947288J
Though her parents urge her to, fourteen-year-old Nazia doesn't want to get married, as it will mean leaving school and her hometown, Karachi, Pakistan. Besides, she barely knows her fiancé, an older cousin. Then, misfortune befalls Nazia's family: her father suffers an injury at his construction job, and Nazia's dowry is stolen. Destitute and desperate, Nazia's mother pulls her out of school so that they can clean houses to support their family. With Nazia's newly degraded status, marriage seems unattainable, and education just an absurd dream.
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