An Infidel in Paradise

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Tundra, Feb 12, 2013 - Young Adult Fiction - 320 pages
Set in Pakistan, this is the story of a teen girl living with her mother and siblings in a diplomatic compound. As if getting used to another new country and set of customs and friends isn't enough, she must cope with an increasingly tense political situation that becomes dangerous with alarming speed. Her life and those of her sister and brother depend on her resourcefulness and the unexpected help of an enigmatic Muslim classmate.
 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
14
Section 3
24
Section 4
35
Section 5
42
Section 6
47
Section 7
51
Section 8
57
Section 24
188
Section 25
193
Section 26
199
Section 27
202
Section 28
208
Section 29
216
Section 30
221
Section 31
232

Section 9
68
Section 10
74
Section 11
80
Section 12
87
Section 13
91
Section 14
102
Section 15
111
Section 16
121
Section 17
131
Section 18
138
Section 19
146
Section 20
155
Section 21
161
Section 22
171
Section 23
177
Section 32
238
Section 33
244
Section 34
250
Section 35
257
Section 36
263
Section 37
270
Section 38
277
Section 39
286
Section 40
292
Section 41
299
Section 42
302
Section 43
307
Section 44
309
Section 45
311
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An Infidel in Paradise
S.J. Laidlaw
Limited preview - 2013
An Infidel in Paradise
S.J. Laidlaw
No preview available - 2013

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About the author (2013)

Susan Laidlaw has twenty years experience as a teacher and counselor in schools and clinical settings around the world. She has published articles on parenting and has led workshops for parents and professional educators on a diverse range of topics related to raising and working with third culture children. When she isn't backpacking through Asia or birdwatching around her island home in Honduras, she can be found writing stories. Susan Laidlaw currently resides in Indonesia.

Bibliographic information

TitleAn Infidel in Paradise
AuthorS.J. Laidlaw
PublisherTundra, 2013
ISBN1770493050, 9781770493056
Length320 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / General
Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / New Experience
  
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