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Hafsa's Way
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- ISBN: 9780593529379
- Physical Description: 224 p.
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group 2026
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- Baker & Taylor
Hafsa, a determined Pakistani girl who dreams of becoming a doctor despite her family's disapproval, is begrudgingly allowed to attend an elite summer science camp in Lahore, where she faces isolation, unexpected challenges, and family pressures but refuses to let anything derail her ambitions. - Penguin Putnam
In this gripping novel by the author of the New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, Hafsa pushes back against her familyâs expectationsâand discovers her own power.
Hafsa intends to be a doctor one day, so sheâs thrilled to be accepted into Bukhari Summer Science Camp for kids who share her dream. Her parents, however, do not share her enthusiasm. They donât support the idea of girls being doctors, the camp is expensive, and they donât want to send her off to the big city of Lahore unsupervised. But when her brother-in-law offers to pay, and he and her sister invite her to stay at their house instead of in the dorms, her parents grudgingly give in. Hafsa couldnât be more excited, but things get off to a shaky start when it immediately becomes apparent that she accidently signed up for the wrong program. And since sheâs the only one not staying in the dorms, her fellow students treat her like an outsiderâand a country bumpkin. On top of all that, sheâs worried about her sister, who seems to have set aside her own career goals to please her in-laws.
But Hafsaâs way is to forge ahead, whether that means finding ways to pursue her medical studies, immersing herself in the climate studies program, or taking a pivotal field trip to the zooâwhere an encounter with an elephant leads to several unexpected outcomes. Itâs not easy to negotiate being part of a communityâand a familyâthat doesnât support her dreams, but Hafsaâs never been the type to take no for an answer. Sheâs determined to grab any chance she can for a better future, no matter what the odds are stacked against her.
