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Title A girl called Genghis Khan : how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player / by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Shehzil Malik.
Author Lord, Michelle, author.
Publication Info. New York : Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., [2019]
©2019
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Location Call No. Status
 Eatonville  J B TOORPAKAI    Check Shelves
 Hiawassee  J B TOORPAKAI    Check Shelves
 North Orange  J B TOORPAKAI    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J B TOORPAKAI    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J B TOORPAKAI    Check Shelves
 South Trail  J B TOORPAKAI    Check Shelves
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series People who shaped our world
Audience Age: 5+
Grades: K to Grade 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a brave Pakistani girl who pursued her love of sports in spite of being taunted and beaten. When the President of Pakistan gave Maria an award for outstanding achievement, the Taliban threatened her squash club, family, and life. Forced to quit the team, she continued to practice in her bedroom, every day for three years! Maria's story will inspire and empower all children . . . especially girls.
Subject Toorpakai, Maria, 1990- -- Juvenile literature.
Taliban -- Juvenile literature.
Squash players -- Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women squash players -- Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Passing (Identity) -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Escapes -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Women's rights -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Pakistan -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes -- Pakistan -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Pakistan -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Toorpakai, Maria, 1990-
Women squash players -- Pakistan.
Passing (Identity)
Escapes.
Taliban.
Women's rights -- Pakistan.
Women athletes -- Pakistan.
Toorpakai, Maria, 1990- (OCoLC)fst01941657
Taliban. (OCoLC)fst00743547
Escapes. (OCoLC)fst00915129
Passing (Identity) (OCoLC)fst01054417
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Squash players. (OCoLC)fst01131096
Women athletes -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01177195
Women -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01176947
Women squash players. (OCoLC)fst01178576
Women's rights. (OCoLC)fst01178818
Pakistan. (OCoLC)fst01210275
Genre Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
Added Author Malik, Shehzil, illustrator.
ISBN 9781454931362 : $16.95
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