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The weight of our sky /

"Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanna Alkaf (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Salaam Reads, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder > Fiction.
Mental illness > Fiction.
Race riots > Fiction.
Malays (Asian people) > Fiction.
Malaysian fiction (Chinese)
Ethnic relations > Fiction.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Riots > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Chinese > Malaysia > Fiction.
Malaysia > History > 20th century > Fiction.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Family.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Social Themes > Mental Illness.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Social Themes > Prejudice & Racism.
Race riots.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Mental illness.
Malays (Asian people)
Ethnic relations.
Chinese.
Malaysia.
Malaysia > Kuala Lumpur.
1900-1999
Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction.
Young adult.
Fiction.
History.
Young adult works.
Description
Summary:"Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother"--
Physical Description:ix, 277 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 12 up.
ISBN:9781534426085
1534426086