Robert, Na’íma bint.
London : Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2009.
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Notes:

• Safia Dirie is a teenage girl living in East London with her mother, Hoyo, and two older brothers, Ahmed and Abdullahi. Though she was born in Somalia, she doesn’t really remember it. Now, after 12 years, her father has returned to the family from Mogadishu. Safia knew things would change, but nothing could have prepared her for the reality of dealing with Abo’s cultural expectations. Or that Ahmed, her favorite brother, would start to run wild. And she herself certainly didn’t expect to find her cousin Firdous’ party-girl lifestyle so tempting. Safia must come to terms with who she is.

Subjects:

• Muslims — Great Britain — Juvenile fiction.
• Teenagers — Family relationships — Juvenile fiction.
• Somalis — England — London — Juvenile fiction.
• Muslim girls — England — London — Juvenile fiction.
• East End (London, England) — Social life and customs — Juvenile fiction.
• Bildungsromans.
• Domestic fiction.
• Great Britain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204623
• Fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01423787
• Juvenile works. fast (OCoLC)fst01411637

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