A Thousand QuestionsAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 23 June 2022
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Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqiâ?Ts tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big dreams, and all the right questions. Mimi is not thrilled to be spending her summer in Karachi, Pakistan, with grandparents sheâ?Ts never met. Secretly, she wishes to find her long-absent father, and plans to write to him in her beautiful new journal. The cookâ?Ts daughter, Sakina, still hasnâ?Tt told her parents that sheâ?Tll be accepted to school only if she can improve her English test scoreâ?"but then, how could her family possibly afford to lose the money she earns working with her Abba in a rich familyâ?Ts kitchen? Although the girls seem totally incompatible at first, as the summer goes on, Sakina and Mimi realize that they have plenty in commonâ?"and that they each need the other to get what they want most.A This relatable and empathetic story about two friends coming to understand each other will resonate with readers who loved Other Words for Home and Front Desk.A
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