# One Half from the East

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- Authors: [Nadia Hashimi](https://www.bookquiver.com/nadia-hashimi)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2018-03-22
- Genres: Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories

## Description

Perfect 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 bacha posh—a preteen girl dressed as a boy. Obayda’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 bacha posh. Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, 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. Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for adults, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, was a bestseller that shares a bacha posh character with One Half from the East.

## Editions

### One Half from the East

- Publisher: HarperCollins
- ISBN: 978-00-6242-191-3
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2018-03-22
- Language: en_US