Excerpt from The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

But what will happen when puberty hits?

"You mean when he grows up?" Azita says, her hands tracing the shape of a woman in the air. "It's not a problem. We change her into a girl again."

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