04014cam a2200601 4500 284924036 TxAuBib 20161215120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307490780 0307490785 B0024CEYHW Amazon 96d3ece2-5e4c-4ade-813b-e69aa7d5fc17 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 173941 227095 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Stolz, Joelle. The Shadows of Ghadames [Bridges eBook]. Random House Children's Books, 2009. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1870kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. womens rights in islam. we need diverse books. middle eastern women. women in middle east. islamic traditions. muslim education. womens education. equal education. girls education. womens equality. womens freedom. womens rights. islam customs. Muslim women. muslim girl. harem life. ghadames. Libya. Islam. HTML:<p><b>Why is a girl forbidden to read or receive an education? This story about a Muslim girl bound by traditional Islamic customs but who yearns for something more explores women's rights, freedom, religion, and identity.</b><br /> <br /> In the Libyan city of Ghadames, Malika watches her merchant father depart on one of his caravan expeditions. She too yearns to travel to distant cities, and longs to learn to read like her younger brother. But nearly 12 years old, and soon to be of marriagable age, Malika knows that--like all Muslim women--she must be content with a more secluded, more limited life. Then one night a stranger enters her home . . . someone who disrupts the traditional order of things--and who affects Malika in unexpected ways.<br /> <br /> "I was enchanted by this story of a brave Berber girl who dares to dream and its filigree of details about harem life, ancient trade routes, goddesses and healers. The real beauty of <i>The Shadows of Ghadames</i> is that it transcends the exotic to explore universal truths about the condition of being human."--<b>Suzanne Fisher Staples, author of the Newbery Honor Book <i>Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>*</b>"Stolz invigorates her tale with elegant prose and a deft portrayal of a girl verging on adolescence. The vivid backdrop is intoxicating, but the story's universal concerns will touch readers most."--<i>Booklist</i>, <b>Starred</b></p><br /> <br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. Young Adult Fiction. Historical Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-02-15 23:00:02. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=96d3ece2-5e4c-4ade-813b-e69aa7d5fc17 https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/96D/3EC/E2/TheShadowsofGhadames9780307490780.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=96D3ECE2-5E4C-4ADE-813B-E69AA7D5FC17&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/96D/3EC/E2/TheShadowsofGhadames9780307490780.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=96D3ECE2-5E4C-4ADE-813B-E69AA7D5FC17&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/96D/3EC/E2/TheShadowsofGhadames9780307490780.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=96D3ECE2-5E4C-4ADE-813B-E69AA7D5FC17&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)