A Girl Called Genghis Khan: How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player
by Michelle Lord and Shehzil Malik
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2019
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Squash players--Pakistan--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women--Pakistan--Social conditions
- Passing (Identity)--Pakistan
- Women's rights--Pakistan
- Escapes--Pakistan
- Women squash players--Pakistan--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Taliban
- Toorpakai, Maria, 1990---Juvenile literature
- Women athletes--Pakistan--Social conditions
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 4
Guest Post by Michelle Lord
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Guest Post by Shehzil Malik
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Interview with Michelle Lord
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Guest Post by Michelle Lord
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