Mila's Pearl
by Fatima Sharafeddine
Description
A painful incident at school leads Mila to take a very important but secret decision, which is to lose her excess weight. She is so determined to accomplish her goal in order to prove to everyone, especially those who bully her, that she is totally capable of it. Mila gets carried away with her goal to the extent of reaching the state of Anorexia. She denies having a problem for the longest time, until she realizes that her condition has become life threatening. This YA novel deals with the issue of Anorexia, an eating disorder that is becoming more common in many modern cities of our days. The author built the character of Mila based on several testimonies of teen agers and their accounts on their sufferings with Anorexia. Is it true that once Anorexic, always Anorexic? Mila will find out the hard way.
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Shortlisted Etisalat Award For Arabic Children's Literature, Young Adults Section 2019
Author Biography
Fatima Sharafeddine is a writer, translator and editor of children and young adults’ literature, living in Beirut and Brussels. She has won a number of awards, including the Bologna Ragazzi New Horizons Award 2016. She was nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times, in 2010, 2011, and 2016. Fatima has written and published over 120 books, many of which have been translated to different languages.
Dar al Saqi
Dar al Saqi is an award-winning independent publishing house based in Beirut. Founded in 1990, their books cover various subjects including children's and young adults’ for ages between 3 and 18.
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- Publisher/Imprint Dar Al Saqi / Saqi Kids
- Publication Date May 2019
- Orginal LanguageArabic
- Publication Country or regionLebanon
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 10 USD
- Pages232
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Titleإجاصة ميلا
- EditionFirst Edition
- Dimensions21x13.5 cm
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