Bibliograph

Driving by starlight, Anat Deracine

Type

Label

Driving by starlight, Anat Deracine

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Driving by starlight

Oclc number

1033585468

Responsibility statement

Anat Deracine

Summary

In this debut YA friendship story set in Saudi Arabia, two girls navigate typical teen issues--crushes, college, family expectations, future hopes, and dreams. Sixteen-year-olds Leena and Mishie are best friends. They delight in small rebellions against the Saudi cultural police--secret Western clothing, forbidden music, flirtations. But Leena wants college, independence--she wants a different life. Though her story is specific to her world (a world where it's illegal for women to drive, where a ten-year-old boy is the natural choice as guardian of a fatherless woman), ultimately it's a story about friendship, family, and freedom that transcends cultural differences

Target audience

juvenile

Classification