Defiant Dreams: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education by Sola Mahfouz, Malaina Kapoor

Defiant Dreams: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education

Sola Mahfouz, Malaina Kapoor

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction education memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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A searing, deeply personal memoir of a tenacious Afghan girl who educated herself behind closed doors and fought her way to a new life. Sola Mahfouz was born in Afghanistan in 1996. That same year, the Taliban took over her country for the first t...

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Moods

emotional 73%
inspiring 60%
informative 53%
tense 53%
sad 46%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
dark 33%
hopeful 26%
adventurous 13%

Pace

medium 92%
fast 7%

Average rating

4.45

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