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A girl called Genghis Khan : how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player

2019

Format:	Book
Author:	Lord, Michelle, author.
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 / Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Shehzil Malik.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]
Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
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."-- Publisher's description.
Target Audience Note:	005 up. Grades: K to Grade 3.
Subjects:	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.
Genre:	Biographies.
Other Author:	Malik, Shehzil, illustrator.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN:	2019011079
ISBN:	9781454931362
Other Number:	1097366296
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	850291
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# System items in:	1
Call Number:	j BIO Toorpaka

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