''A Girl Like That'' is a 2018 novel by

Tanaz Bhathena Tanaz Bhathena is a Canadian author. She has written ''A Girl Like That'' and '' The Beauty of the Moment.'' Early life Bhathena was born in Mumbai, and later lived in Saudi Arabia. She moved to Canada when she was a teenager. Bibliography *' ...

. The book was nominated for the 2019 Ontario Library Association

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Plot summary

The book begins with a car crash and the death of the two main characters, Zarin and Porus, two fictional teenagers from

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...

, Saudi Arabia. Their ghosts watch from the wreckage, and see the reactions of their families and friends. The rest of the novel reveals the events that occurred before the car crash.

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, and

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. Anum Shafqat, a staff writer for

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, rated the novel as 4.5 stars.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Girl Like That Novel Canadian young adult novels 2018 Canadian novels Novels set in Saudi Arabia 2018 debut novels Farrar, Straus and Giroux books Books by Tanaz Bhathena

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