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The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson (YA)
Written by a former undercover CIA agent, this book details the escape of Laila, her younger brother who is now King, and her mother from a Middle Eastern country after her father, the former ruler, is killed. It shows the difficulty of assimilating to a new culture and how hard it is to let traditions go. It also shows that one does not need to physically be in a country in order to be able to manipulate what happens in that countr ...more
The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson (YA)
Written by a former undercover CIA agent, this book details the escape of Laila, her younger brother who is now King, and her mother from a Middle Eastern country after her father, the former ruler, is killed. It shows the difficulty of assimilating to a new culture and how hard it is to let traditions go. It also shows that one does not need to physically be in a country in order to be able to manipulate what happens in that countr ...more
Interesting perspective of the daughter of foreign "royalty" as she and her mother and brother become refugees in the US after her father is killed. Good writing, many good discussion points, but overall, not one I expect teens to grab on their own. Good choice for a book club (especially a mother-daughter book club) or a class discussion on current events or other cultures.
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Awesome. Couldn't put it down.
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