Beneath My Mother's Feet

by Amjed Qamar

Hardcover, 2008

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Individuals-Groups-Institutions, NCSS Standards Theme--Power-Authority-Governance, NCSS Standards Theme--Civic Ideals and Practices, World History and Culture, Reading Level-Middle (6-8)Reading Level-High (9-12), NCSS Standards Theme--Culture, NCSS Standards Theme--People-Places-Environments, NCSS Standards Theme--Individual Development and Identity, Reading Level-Middle (6-8), Reading Level-High (9-12)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2008), Edition: First Edition, 198 pages

Description

When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her.

Awards

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Juvenile Literature — 2009)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Middle School — 2018)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Junior Book Award — 2011)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2009)
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Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2009)

Language

English

Original language

English

Pages

198

Physical description

198 p.; 8.25 inches

ISBN

1416947280 / 9781416947288

DDC/MDS

422

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