Deep in the Sahara /
written by Kelly Cunnane ; illustrated by Hoda Hadadi.
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
In Mauritania, West Africa, an Arab girl who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.
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Coming of age--Fiction. Clothing and dress--Fiction. Muslims--Fiction.