Written in the Stars
by Aisha Saeed
When Pakistani American Naila’s parents find out she has a boyfriend, they... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- South Asian
- Middle Eastern
Year Published 2015
Word Count 53,235
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 172598
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Dating (Social customs)
- Forced marriage--Fiction
- Pakistan
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
- Arranged marriage
- Love--Fiction
- Pakistani Americans
- Forced marriage
- Pakistani Americans--Fiction
- Pakistan--Fiction
- Pakistani American teenage girls
- Love
- Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Dating & Sex
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- Global Reading
- Just, Inclusive Society
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- Monsoon Asia
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2015
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