· Overview. In this debut YA friendship story by Anat Deracine, 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, www.doorway.ru: Square Fish. Driving by Starlight. by Anat Deracine. X. Critics' Opinion: Readers' rating: Not Yet Rated. Published in USA May pages. Genre: Novels. Reader: Set in Saudi Arabia in (right after the Arab spring) Driving by Starlight explores what it is to be a teenage girl growing up in a world where every action is a crime. The world is terrible. And yet it's beautiful at the same time/5(12).
Anat Deracine. Average rating: · ratings · 78 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors. Driving by Starlight. avg rating — ratings — published — 4 editions. Want to Read. Read reviews and buy Driving by Starlight - by Anat Deracine (Paperback) at Target. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. Expect More. Pay Less. Shortly after I submitted the first draft of Driving by Starlight to my agent, she re c ommended I read Blake Snyder's Save the www.doorway.ru book fundamentally changed how I read books and view films, as if I had been given X-ray vision and the underlying skeleton of the finished product was now visible to me.
Taking place following the Arab uprisings, Deracine’s debut novel offers a snapshot of the lives of young Saudi women who are navigating universal concerns including gender roles, sexuality, politics, and fashion. She grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she watched scud missiles fall from the sky during the Gulf War. She studied engineering and philosophy at Cornell University, and political science at Oxford University. Today, she lives in San Francisco but travels to discover new cultures and perspectives. Anat is the author of Driving by Starlight. Overview. In this debut YA friendship story by Anat Deracine, 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.
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