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GOLDEN GIRL is the much talked about novel in verse by award winning author Reem Faruqi. Aafiyah is a seventh grader living with her family in Atlanta. She likes to play tennis and hang out with her best friend Zaina.
Aafiyah also likes to "borrow" things. When she spies something she likes, she touches it and suddenly it seems to drop into her bag. Things like her best friend's lip gloss and new pencil sharpener. Aafiyah keeps the things for a bit and then finds a way to quietly return them. She knows it is stealing, but she doesn't want to think about what it really might mean.
Life takes an unpleasent turn for Aafiyah and her family when they travel to Pakistan to bring her grandparents back to the U.S. Her grandfather needs treatment for his cancer and there's an excellent doctor in Atlanta. They are all about to board the plane to return to the U.S. when several men approach and detain her father. He is accused of embezzling funds from his company, but he loudly proclaims his innocence.
Returning home without her father and her grandmother creates stress on the family. Their finances are strained with legal bills and medical bills, and Aafiyah vows to never steal again. Can she keep her promise? Will her father ever be able to prove his innocence and return home?
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