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Author: Siba Shakib

Samira and Shamir tells the extraordinary true story of a young Afghan girl brought up to be a boy. Samir learns to fight, ride, and shoot. When her father is killed she becomes head of the family. How ever as an adult Samir's love for the friend of her youth forces her to confess the truth.

First publish date: 2004

Authors: Siba Shakib

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