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Nazia doesn't mind when her friends tease and call her a good beti, a dutiful daughter. Growing up in a working-class family in Karachi, Pakistan, Nazia knows that obedience is the least she can give to her mother, who has spent years saving and preparing for her dowry. But every daughter must grow up, and for fourteen-year-old Nazia that day arrives suddenly when her father gets into an accident at work, and her family finds themselves without money for rent or food.
Being the beti that she is, Nazia drops out of school to help her mother clean houses, all the while wondering when she managed to lose control of her life that had been full of friends and school. Working as a maid is a shameful obligation that could be detrimental to her future — after all, no one wants a housekeeper for a daughter-in-law. As Nazia finds herself growing up much too quickly, the lessons of hardship that seem unbearable turn out to be a lot more liberating than she ever imagined.
Kindle Book
- Release date: October 27, 2009
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781442407053
- Release date: October 27, 2009
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781442407053
- File size: 1906 KB
- Release date: October 27, 2009
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English
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ATOS Level:4.9
Lexile® Measure:770
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:3-4