A Girl Like That (novel)

A Girl Like That is a 2018 novel by Tanaz Bhathena. The book was nominated for the 2019 Ontario Library Association White Pine Award.[1][2]

For the 1917 silent film, see A Girl Like That.

Plot summary

The book begins with a car crash and the death of the two main characters, Zarin and Porus, two fictional teenagers from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Their ghosts watch from the wreckage, and see the reactions of their families and friends. The rest of the novel reveals the events that occurred before the car crash.[3]

Reception

A Girl Like That was reviewed by Quill & Quire,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] The Globe and Mail,[5] and CBC Radio.[6]

Anum Shafqat, a staff writer for The Harvard Crimson, rated the novel as 4.5 stars.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "A Girl Like That". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. "Tanaz Bhathena". Eden Mills Writers' Festival. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. Cotter, Charis. "A Girl Like That". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. "A Girl Like That". Kirkus Review. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. Ozirny, Shannon. "Beyond the 'bad girl': A Girl Like That is the rare book through the eyes of a teenager in the Middle East". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. Richardson, Jael. "Jael Richardson's book pick: A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena". CBC Radio. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. Shafqat, Anum. "'A Girl Like That' Demands a Redefinition of Girlhood and Romance". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

A Girl Like That in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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