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Golden Girl

Reem Faruqi

Illustrator: Anoosha Syed

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-304475-3

Keywords: kleptomania, anxiety, Muslim Americans, Pakistani Americans, friendship, cancer, tennis

Pakistani American Aafiyah's compulsion to steal is exacerbated when her father's detention and grandfather's illness strains their family finances. How can trust be regained? Free verse. Black-and-white spot illustrations.