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Women dressing as men in order to gain access to forbidden worlds is a fairly common trope. An American young adult woman dressing as a boy in order to gain access to a madrasa, an Islamic school in Pakistan, and join in jihad is perhaps a story that many teens haven't seen before. Eighteen-year-old Aden Grace Sawyer is ready to renounce her alcoholic mother and her adulterous father in order to fully embrace the teachings of Muhammed. Her journey to find her faith, even while concealing her identity, is aided by a friend who has more radical intent...Log In or Sign Up to Read More