{"product_id":"one-half-from-the-east-9780062421906","title":"One Half from the East","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nadia Hashimi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Places - Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi's first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a \u003cem\u003ebacha posh\u003c\/em\u003e--a preteen girl dressed as a boy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObayda's family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luck--dress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a \u003cem\u003ebacha posh\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another \u003cem\u003ebacha posh\u003c\/em\u003e, everything changes. Their transformation won't last forever, though--unless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNadia Hashimi's first novel for adults, \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl That Broke Its Shell\u003c\/em\u003e, was a bestseller that shares a \u003cem\u003ebacha posh\u003c\/em\u003e character with \u003cem\u003eOne Half from the East\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45354978672791,"sku":"9780062421906","price":810.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780062421906.webp?v=1767670329","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/one-half-from-the-east-9780062421906","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}