The Green Bicycle

Name: The Green Bicycle
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141356686
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By Haifaa Al Mansour

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The Green Bicycle tells the story of Wadjda, a spirited young girl in Saudi Arabia who dreams of racing her friend Abdullah on her very own bicycle. Challenging societal norms that frown upon girls riding bikes, Wadjda bravely schemes to earn money to buy her bike, navigating the challenges of family expectations and cultural traditions. This heartwarming tale explores themes of gender roles, conformity, and the changing social landscape in the Middle East, delivering a story full of wit, warmth, and humour.
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Ideal for children and young readers interested in stories about courage, cultural change, and family, especially those keen on Middle Eastern settings and inspiring coming-of-age tales.

Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, this book explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.

Wadjda has one simple wish - to ride her very own bicycle in a race with her friend Abdullah. But in Saudi Arabia it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes, and her parents forbid her from having one. Sick of playing by the rules, Wadjda invents different schemes to make money to buy the bike herself.

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A heartwarming Middle Eastern coming-of-age story inspired by the award-winning film WADJDA, told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humour.

Dreamer. Rebel. Hero.

Wadjda has one simple wish - to race her friend Abdullah on her very own bicycle. But in Saudi Arabia, it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes and her parents forbid her from having one. Sick of playing by the rules, Wadjda schemes different ways to make money and buy the bike herself.

But freedom comes at a high price . . .

Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141356686

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 244g

Pages: 352

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Haifaa Al Mansour Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Haifaa al-Mansour is a Saudi Arabian film director and screenwriter, and the winner of an EDA Female Focus Award. Her first feature-length film, \"Wadjda,\" won the Best International Feature Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, among other awards, and is the basis of this middle grade novel. Her next film, \"A Storm in the Stars\" starring Elle Fanning, is set to release in 2016. The Green Bicycle is her debut novel.