This is the story of a little girl, Obayda, from Kabul. She comes from a family with all girl children. Her father is injured in a car bombing and with no boy children to take over, Obayda becomes Obayd. The myth in Kabul is that if there are no boy children make a girl a boy. This child will bring good luck to the family and a boy baby will be born. Obayd meets another girl/boy just like herself and they learn to love being boys. Can they stay boys forever? Why would they want to? Find out in this realistic fiction book by an author with roots in Afghanistan.
4 Hoots
BL 4.3 Ar points 8.0
Realistic Fiction - discrimination against women
Other Books by this author: The Sky at our Feet; A House Without Windows; When the Moon is Low; The Pearl that Broke It's Shell