Sabiha's Dilemma

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Product Details
Price
$14.99
Publisher
Pishukin Press
Publish Date
Pages
280
Dimensions
5.0 X 8.0 X 0.63 inches | 0.67 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780645331035
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About the Author
Amra Pajalic is an award-winning author, an editor and teacher who draws on her Bosnian cultural heritage to write own voices stories for young people, who like her, are searching to mediate their identity and take pride in their diverse culture. Her short story collection The Cuckoo's Song (Pishukin Press) features previously published and prize-winning stories. Her debut novel The Good Daughter, won the 2009 Melbourne Prize for Literature's Civic Choice Award, now re-released as Sabiha's Dilemma (Pishukin Press, 2022) as the first book in the Sassy Saints Series. The second book is Alma's Loyalty (Pishukin Press, 2022).Her memoir Things Nobody Knows But Me (Transit Lounge, 2019) was shortlisted for the 2020 National Biography Award. The anthology she co-edited, Growing up Muslim in Australia (Allen and Unwin, 2014), was shortlisted for the 2015 Children's Book Council of the year awards. She works as a high school teacher and is completing her PhD at LaTrobe.Amra Pajalic publishes her dark fiction using pen name A. P. Pajalic. She also publishes romance novels under the pen name Mae Archer. Her website is www.amrapajalic.com/
Reviews

'... would be excellent for class study as it concerns matters of modern Australian multiculturalism, the question of belonging and issues of identity.′ Fiction Focus

'... is a candid, insightful story and a realistic portrayal of a teenager in crisis.' Magpies

'A funny and challenging debut novel that has been described as the Bosnian answer to Looking for Alibrandi... a gritty and enjoyable novel, at times unflinching and dramatic.′ Canberra Times

... is the debut novel from new Melbourne author Amra Pajalic and it's one you won't want to miss! It's a funny and honest story about Sahiba, a teen girl growing up in Melbourne's western suburbs who's trying to deal with family traditions and her own desire to do what she wants. (5 stars).′ Girlfriend Magazine

'Amra Pajalic writes with such honesty every young adult will empathise with her... While dealing with some ordinary "stuff" Pajalic's observations are sincere and often hilarious.' Bendigo Advertiser

'This multicultural story is frustrating, funny and sad with an ending that promises there is still much more to tell about Sabiha's life. I hope so. Loved it. Want more!' The Reading Stack

'Insightful... A spirited debut novel.' Herald Sun 'Written with a light and comic touch... Pajalic brings a fresh voice to Australian Young Adult fiction through a funny, endearing, tough and ultimately resilient, first-person narrator.' Viewpoint

'Rewarding, poignant and occasionally chuckle-out-loud funny.' Books Buzz

'A raw and honest story about duty and the desire to run free. A strong new voice in Australian fiction.' Melina Marchetta

'It had me in stitches. Hilarious, poignant, gutsy and real.' Randa Abdel-Fattah

'Funny, sharp and insightful.' Simmone Howell