Driving by Starlight

A Publishers'' Weekly Flying Start A 2019 CCBC best-of-the-year recommendation by the University of Wisconsin-Madison  Leena''s commanding voice conveys her desperation courage and intellect in a riveting ultimately exhilarating page-turner. —Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW The fast-paced narrative and unexpected twists make for an engaging yet educational novel with a powerful message about the complexities of being a woman in a man''s world. —Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW. In Riyadh Saudi Arabia Colored clothes could get you sent to the headmistress''s office. Boys got you beheaded. Leena is 16 and her father is in jail. Without a male guardian she can''t go to college can''t marry can''t get a job. As if this isn''t bad enough her best friend seems intent on drawing the attention of the watchful religious police wearing contraband lingerie and flirting with boys. Leena is going out of her mind and her only escape is to dress as a boy and drag-race cars at night. Self-destructive yes. But what other choice is there?. I know it''s dangerous Mishail said. Everything we want is forbidden or dangerous. I just don''t care.