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Gr 4–8—In 2012, Al Mansour directed the film Wadjda and made history by becoming the first female Saudi Arabian filmmaker to shoot a full-length movie; here, she adapts her successful work for a middle grade audience, with mixed results. Hewing close to the original film, Al Mansour tells the story of Wadjda, a rebellious and snarky 11-year-old Saudi Arabian girl. In a society that prizes modesty and piety in women, Wadjda clashes with authority: fiercely independent, she talks back to adults, listens to Western music, and yearns ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A novelization of Al Mansour's film, <i>Wadjda</i>, about a Saudi girl who eventually gets her wished-for green bicycle (an unusual acq...Log In or Sign Up to Read More