One Half from the East
by Nadia Hashimi
After Obayda’s family moves from Kabul to the village where her father grew... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Women / Girls
- Asian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 53,465
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184412, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Impersonation--Juvenile fiction
- Gender identity--Fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- Girls
- Best friends
- Identity (Psychology) in children--Juvenile fiction
- Girls--Social conditions--Afghanistan--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Gender identity
- Identity--Fiction
- Bombs
- Sex role
- Children of parents with disabilities
- Best friends--Juvenile fiction
- Girls--Social conditions
- Children of parents with disabilities--Fiction
- Gender identity--Juvenile fiction
- Bombs--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Girls--Afghanistan--Social conditions--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Bombs--Fiction
- Children of parents with disabilities--Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology) in children--Fiction
- Girls--Afghanistan--Social conditions--Juvenile fiction
- Impersonation--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Social conditions
- Coming of age
- Impersonation
- Afghanistan
- Identity (Psychology) in children
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- LGBTQ Lives
- Refugees Welcome Here
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nadia Hashimi
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from HarperCollins
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ariana Delawari
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Awards & Distinctions 5

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2021
Commended, 2017

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2022
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Multicultural Selection, 2016
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