Moon at Nine
Deborah Ellis
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Ebook in format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Ebook in format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Publisher:
Pajama Press Inc.
Pajama Press Inc.
DRM:
Open - No Protection
Open - No Protection
Publication Year:
2021
2021
ISBN-13:
9781772781922
Description:
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<p><b>Based on interviews with a young woman forced to flee Iran because of her sexual orientation, <i>Moon at Nine</i> is a tense and riveting novel that shines a light on an issue of social injustice that continues to this day.</b></p>
<p>Fifteen-year-old Farrin has grown up with secrets: ten years after the overthrow of the Shah, her aristocratic mother is still working against Iran's conservative revolutionary government. But when Farrin befriends Sadira, the intriguing and outgoing new student at her school for gifted girls, her own new secret is even more dangerous. Because the girls discover their relationship is more than just a friendship—and in Iran, being gay is punishable by death.</p>
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<p><b>Based on interviews with a young woman forced to flee Iran because of her sexual orientation, <i>Moon at Nine</i> is a tense and riveting novel that shines a light on an issue of social injustice that continues to this day.</b></p>
<p>Fifteen-year-old Farrin has grown up with secrets: ten years after the overthrow of the Shah, her aristocratic mother is still working against Iran's conservative revolutionary government. But when Farrin befriends Sadira, the intriguing and outgoing new student at her school for gifted girls, her own new secret is even more dangerous. Because the girls discover their relationship is more than just a friendship—and in Iran, being gay is punishable by death.</p>
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