Beneath My Mother's Feet
(2008, Fiction - Coming of Age, Written by Amjed Qamar)
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Is it age appropriate?
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Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Great mom-daughter read about a Pakistani teen.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 11 and Up
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Beneath My Mother's Feet
Parents need to know that this book addresses class differences and the treatment of women in Pakistan, including arranged marriages and girls' limited opportunities for education. Nazia's mother tells her, "All you can hope for is to get married to a good man and pray that he treats you well. That is your fate." Men are presented as lying, lazy, thieving scoundrels; it is women who hold families together.
Read our full review by Stephanie Dunnewind
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how cultural expectations for women in Pakistan and elsewhere are very different than in the United States and Canada. One character says, "A woman without a husband is a woman less than worthless." How does that attitude affect Nazia's mother and her hopes for Nazia? What else have you learned about women in other cultures?

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