Massachusetts author sara farizans sharp and moving debut, if you could be mine, also offers a look at a samesex romance, although her characters live in iran where breaking kissing records in. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. But iran is a dangerous place for two girls in lovesahar and nasrin could be beaten, imprisoned, even executed. Bruce sterling, michael swanwick, and walter jon williams. She is a 17yearold lesbian living in tehran, where her emotions could. If you could be mine by sara farizan overdrive rakuten. If you liked if you could be mine you may also like other books in our young adult category. Alis party, detailed in chapter 4, is like another world to sahar.
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This study guide is based on the following version of this book. The awardwinning author of if you could be mine and tell me again how a crush should feel, she has an mfa from lesley university and a ba in film and media studies from american university. If you could be mine by sara farizan, 9781616204556, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An iranian american writer and ardent basketball fan, sara farizan is an awardwinning author of if you could be mine and tell me again how a crush should feel, and her third novel, a september 18 th release, is one to keep track of. If you could be mine has an important message of finding yourself and not completely losing yourself in another person. Read if you could be mine online by sara farizan books free 30. The book describes the oppressive and discriminatory laws that undermine personal freedom from what women can wear or show publicly to whom they can love gay relationships are forbidden.
Seventeenyearold sahar has been in love with her best fri. A very short book at only a little over 200 pages, if you could be mine examines not only life in iran, but life in iran for a young girl in love with her best friend, nasrin. If you could be mine npr coverage of if you could be mine by sara farizan. Sahar remembers seeing men hung in tehran as a child. If you could be mine ebook vancouver public library. This forbidden romance could cost them their liveswinner of the lambda literary award for lgbt childrensyoung adult one of rolling stones 40 best ya. Download pdf if you could be mine a novel free epubmobi. Read if you could be mine by sara farizan for free with a 30 day free trial. To view books in process, and to suggest new books, go to books in process.
The awardwinning author of if you could be mine and tell me again how a crush should feel, she has an mfa from lesley university and a ba. Winner of the lambda literary award for lgbt childrensyoung adult one of rolling stones 40 best ya novels a 2014 ala rainbow list top 10 title a booklist top 10 first novels for youth 20 a chicago public library best of the best 20 this. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read if you could be mine. If you could be mine winner of the lambda literary award for lgbt childrensyoung adult one of rolling stones 40 best ya novels a 2014 ala rainbow list top 10 title a booklist top 10 first novels for youth 20 a chicago public library best of the best 20 this forbidden romance could cost them their lives seventeenyearold sahar has been in love with her best friend, nasrin. While homosexuality is a crime in iran, transsexuals are tolerated if not enthusiastically embraced, so one of the girls contemplates sex. But iran is a dangerous place for two girls in love sahar and nasrin could be beaten, imprisoned, even executed if their relationship came to light. Sara farizan in iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeenyearolds sahar and nasrin love each other in secret until nasrins parents announce their daughters arranged marriage and sahar. In iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, 17yearolds sahar and nasrin love each other in secret until nasrins parents announce their daughters arranged marriage. Nasrin is a spoiled rich girl whose parents are intend for her to marry as soon as she leaves high school. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. They ve shared stolen kisses and romantic promises. As they got older, that love deepened into a sexual relationship as well.
In iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeenyearolds sahar and nasrin love each other in secret until nasrins parents announce their daughters arranged marriage and sahar proposes a drastic solution. From a very young age, sahar knew she wanted to many nasrin and spend her whole life with her, theyve been in a secret relationship for years now, and being found out. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books you ve read. Sara farizan is an iranian american writer and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near boston. More than ever, this massive and satisfying book is the best buy in science fiction. Winner of the lambda literary award for lgbt childrensyoung adult one of rolling stone s 40 best ya novels a 2014 ala rainbow list top 10 title a booklist top 10 first novels for youth 20 a chicago public library best of the best 20 this forbidden romance could cost them their lives seventeenyearold sahar has been in love with her. If you could be mine download if you could be mine ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi.
Two boys kissing by david levithan and sara farizans. If you could be mine ebook lawrence public library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This forbidden romance could cost them their lives seventeenyearold sahar has been in love with her best friend, nasrin, since they were six. Click download or read online button to get if you could be mine book now. Farizans own description of the book sums it up best. Seventeenyearold sahar has been in love with her best friend, nasrin, since they were six. I picked up if you could be mine knowing only that it was about two teenage girls in love in tehran. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of if you could be mine by sara farizan. If you could be mine by sara farizan centers on two iranian teen girls in love who face difficult choices in a country where loving each other is a crime.
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