About the Book: Wanting Mor
How will she survive in an alien city?
When Jameelas mother dies, she is left alone with her distant, moody father. He
decides they will leave their small village in Afghanistan and start a new life
in Kabul. Here Jameela struggles to deal with a strange culture, unfamiliar
people and a new, hostile family.
Alone and vulnerable in the war-ravaged city, can Jameela find friendship,
acceptance and hope?
This powerful and touching novel, by renowned Pakistani-Canadian author Rukhsana
Khan, was inspired by a true story.
Winner of the Middle East Book Award (Youth Fiction Category), 2009
Wanting Mor is a part of the Duckbill Not