Khan, Rukhsana,

Wanting Mor / Rukhsana Khan. - Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, c2009. - 190 p. ; 20.

Jameela feels relatively secure, sustained by her Muslim faith and the love of her mother, Mor. But when Mor dies, Jameela's father impulsively decides to start a new life in Kabul where Jameela ultimately becomes an orphan after being abandoned in a busy marketplace by her father and stepmother. With only the memory of her mother to sustain her, Jameela finds the strength to face those who abandoned her when fate brings them together again. Based on a true story.

ISBN: 9780888998583 (bound) 0888998589 (bound) 9780888998620 (pbk.) 0888998627 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Afghan War, 2001-
Girls
Orphanages
global literature

LC Class. No.: PS8571 H42 / W35 2009

Dewey Class. No.: jC813/.54