Deracine, Anat,

Driving by starlight / Anat Deracine. - First edition. - 280 pages ; 22 cm

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.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 9781250133427 (hardcover) 1250133424 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2017957736

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenage girls
Friendship
Best friends
Friendship
Women
Teenagers
Women
Best friends
Teenagers
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Middle East.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship.
Friendship.
Teenage girls.