Broken Moon

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What a great read! I hope this kidnapping of boys to work with camels in the desert isn't really happening in this day and age, but I'm afraid it probably is, as this author wouldn't just invent something this detailed out of thin air. Nadira is a strong female character, a survivor, and I like the way the story of Scheherazade inspires her. Jan 14, Jenne rated it really liked it Shelves: By night a weaver of tales, by day a scarred, scared young women.

As 18 year old, Nadira writes home to her little brother, Umar, she slowly reveals through her letters and stories her sadness at her unmarriageable status due to scars inside and out. When her brother goes missing, Nadira is convinced her cruel Uncle Rueb By night a weaver of tales, by day a scarred, scared young women.

When her brother goes missing, Nadira is convinced her cruel Uncle Rueben has sold him to the camel riders as an illegal child jockey. Feeling she has nothing to lose, Nadira dresses as a boy and sells herself to the camel riders, hoping they will take her to the same camp as Umar. Instead, she is taken to an desert camp where bullies gradually wearing down the new boys spirits. During the day Nadira trains for the races, and takes care of the camels with the other boys, hoping to go to a race and find her brother. At night she resourcefully tries to protect her little group from the bullies.

In a final attempt to stop them from being attacked, Nadira makes an offer of peace with masala chai and stories from the Arabian Nights. As her friendship with the bullies and her usefulness to the camel riders grows, Nadira begins to come to terms with herself and learns that even emotional scars can begin to heal.

Antieau's breathtaking story of loss, determination and the power of tales, can not fail to leave readers moved.

Narrated through letters to her brother, the past and present are skillful woven together with the life and the traditions of Pakistan, highlighting the hideousness of child slavery and assault. View all 3 comments. Dec 21, Ryan Ward added it Shelves: In the book Broken Moon, written by Kim Antieau, there were many issues discussed and shown throughout the book. The Pakistan region, shown by the book, is filled with plenty of different difficulties and problems that are faced every single day, and will always come back, whether or not you deal with them.

The issue that I saw and learned from was gender discrimination, mainly against women in the Pakistan region. What I learned is that humans are discriminated way too much, and it can vary fro In the book Broken Moon, written by Kim Antieau, there were many issues discussed and shown throughout the book. What I learned is that humans are discriminated way too much, and it can vary from color to gender, to religion to style, and much more.

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Three reasons this is evident in the book is that it describes the way the men treat the women in the main character's village, whose name is Nadira. The men treat the women as dumb, clueless beings who don't need to know anything except for serving and cooking, making them the household maids and basically having them just to do physical work.

The women also don't get treated respectively, as they are beaten and punished if they do anything wrong, as well as having no mercy on them, because men believe that women have no value. Lastly, the lack of rights for women is very obvious, and they can't have any say on basically anything.

This supports what I learned because it shows that gender discrimination is a thing, and that it isn't a myth, a legend, or a conspiracy. People deal with it every day, and unless we help them, it will just get worse and worse.

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Jun 10, Jennifer rated it liked it Recommends it for: I liked this book. I'm all about the quick reads and this book was one of them.

I know the story was fictional, but it hinted to the fact that it was based on realistic happenings. This story tells of a girl who's young brother is kidnapped and sold to camel trainers in the middle east. She narrates her tale of self-discovery and gives the reader a glimpse into the world of camel races in the desert. There are so many bad things happening around the world and it takes couragous people to do some I liked this book. There are so many bad things happening around the world and it takes couragous people to do something about it.

This main character is one of those people. The only thing I did not like about this book was that it was predictable. It wrapped up nicely in the end and was therefore a little too fictional for me. Aug 02, Jeannie rated it it was amazing. This was a wonderful YA book.

It tells the story of a teenage girl growing up in Pakistan and dealing with some very harsh circumstances. The book manages to cover the issues of the extreme social inequalities for women in this culture, the child slave trade, and fundamentalist "honor" attacks on women. If I taught a High School lit class, I would definitely look into this book. The other side of the story is the parallel that the plot has to the Shaharazad story. The writing is very lyrical, an This was a wonderful YA book.

The writing is very lyrical, and emotionally powerful. My only caveat is that the subject matter is not appropriate for some middle school age levels. Dec 11, Tenzin rated it it was amazing. This book was amazing. A Pakastani girl named Nadira, who was brutally beaten after her brother was accused of things, goes out looking for her youngest brother, Umar, that was sold by her uncle. She diguises herself as a boy and goes to the place where Umar was sold and becomes friends with the kids there.

Im the end she finds her brother while they race on the camels, Nadira wins so she has one wish, she goes to the "bosses" and begs them to set her and Umar free. They do and so do the other k This book was amazing. They do and so do the other kids. There are some parts like the Shadow boy, the stories, the 2 boys, surviving at the place.

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Mar 26, Lora rated it really liked it. Nadira, a Pakistani girl whose face is scarred from a brutal beating, disguises herself as a boy to track down her kidnapped brother. In the brutal camps where camels and boy jockeys train for races, Nadira uses her wits and storytelling ability to survive and find a way to locate her brother and improve the lives of fellow camel jockeys. She proves her worth is far more than an unscarred face. Despite its rather implausible resolution, this is a fine coming of age story and an excellent tribute Nadira, a Pakistani girl whose face is scarred from a brutal beating, disguises herself as a boy to track down her kidnapped brother.

Despite its rather implausible resolution, this is a fine coming of age story and an excellent tribute to Shahrazad. Apr 20, Alicia rated it really liked it. A curious look into camel racing using little boys stolen from homes in the Middle East, taken from families who cannot afford them or need some quick income. It's a story told over and overa gain, a girl taking on the responsibility for her family in this case, her widowed mother and becoming a boy to rescue her brother. Although there are cultural references, it doesn't give as complete a picture as something like The Breadwinner.

Oct 12, Kim rated it really liked it Recommends it for: This was a heart-breaking an intersting story about a girl who is gang raped and scarred as punishment for her brother's alleged crime in Pakistan. When her brother is taken at the age of six to be a camel jockey, she goes undercover to find him. I had never even heard of the camel jockey practice before. It is horrible and interesting all at the same time. This book reads very simply, but teaches a lot. May 21, Rants and Bants rated it really liked it Shelves: The closeness between Nadira and Umar, along with the other boys, was so touching.

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And her fondness for story-telling was touching too. Aug 18, Trisha rated it liked it. I read this several years ago. I rated it a three because when I glanced through it I could remember the whole story. It was cute and easy. I remember thinking it had things that upset me at the time though.

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It reminded me a lot of "alphabet of dreams" or whatever that book was called just less graphic. Sep 13, Jenny rated it liked it Shelves: Nadira is ruined by the scar on her face, the result of an assault on her for her brother's alleged crime. Nadira works as a maid, and her only joy is in her little brother Omar. Now Omar is gone, sold to the camel owners to be a jockey. Nadira must emulate Shaharazad and disguise herself as a boy to infiltrate the camel camp and rescue her brother.

Mar 24, Rebecca Cooper rated it really liked it Shelves: Very moving young adult book about a modern Pakistani girl to rescue her younger brother, who was kidnapped and sold to be a camel jockey. Beautiful and uplifting while still being honest about real cultural issues. Aug 13, Deb rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Beyond the mountains of the Western Himalaya, Sonam, an old nomad man, lives with his tribe in one of the most adverse and isolated regions of the planet, but a sudden change in the climate is drying most of the rivers and transforming several valleys in deserts, threatening his people's survival.

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