A Girl Called Genghis Khan
How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player
New York : Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., [2019]
Format: Book
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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. Forced to quit the team, she continued to practice in her bedroom every day for three years! Maria's story will inspire and empower all children . . . especially girls.
Series: People who shaped our world
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.
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.
Target Audience: Age: 5+
ISBN:
9781454931362
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Toorpakai, Maria | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | Out (Due: 4/27/2024) |
C BIOGRAPHY Toorpakai, Maria | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Toorpakai, Maria | Southeast | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.