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A young girl named Pari starts her first day as her mother's helper on a library bus that visits towns and camps in Afghanistan where girls can borrow books to read. Though Pari is too young to go to school, she hopes one day to learn to read and write Farsi and get an education.
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Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck -- dress Obayda, the youngest of her sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Now Obayda is Obayd. Life in this in-between place is confusing,...
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