The Green Bicycle

Kids, People and Places, Fiction, Middle East, Teen, General Fiction
Cover of the book The Green Bicycle by Haifaa Al Mansour, Penguin Young Readers Group
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Author: Haifaa Al Mansour ISBN: 9780698183483
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Publication: September 22, 2015
Imprint: Dial Books Language: English
Author: Haifaa Al Mansour
ISBN: 9780698183483
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication: September 22, 2015
Imprint: Dial Books
Language: English

In the vein of Year of the Dog and The Higher Power of Lucky, this Middle Eastern coming-of-age story is told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humor

Spunky eleven-year-old Wadjda lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her parents. She desperately wants a bicycle so that she can race her friend Abdullah, even though it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes. Wadjda earns money for her dream bike by selling homemade bracelets and mixtapes of banned music to her classmates. But after she's caught, she’s forced to turn over a new leaf (sort of), or risk expulsion from school. Still, Wadjda keeps scheming, and with the bicycle so closely in her sights, she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, *The Green Bicycle *explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.

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In the vein of Year of the Dog and The Higher Power of Lucky, this Middle Eastern coming-of-age story is told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humor

Spunky eleven-year-old Wadjda lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her parents. She desperately wants a bicycle so that she can race her friend Abdullah, even though it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes. Wadjda earns money for her dream bike by selling homemade bracelets and mixtapes of banned music to her classmates. But after she's caught, she’s forced to turn over a new leaf (sort of), or risk expulsion from school. Still, Wadjda keeps scheming, and with the bicycle so closely in her sights, she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, *The Green Bicycle *explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.

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