Golden Girl

 By Reem Faruqi

Junior Fiction

Reviewed by Charlize from the Miami Branch

    Aafiyah Qamar leads a normal preteen life - she enjoys photography, playing tennis, reading Weird but True books, and spending time with her best friend.  However, things take a turn for Aafiyah and her family when her father is detained in Dubai for a crime he did not commit.  Aafiyah and her family return home to the United States without her father, where Aafiyah must grapple with not only her father's wrongful conviction, but her grandfather's cancer and a silent struggle of her own: kleptomania.

    I liked many aspects of Golden Girl, including the story, characters, and most of all, the verse it was written in.  I had never read a novel written solely in verse before, but found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience.  Golden Girl would be a good book choice for someone who wants a quick read or someone who would like to step out of their comfort zone and read a different style of writing.

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