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2) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
Jugnu and Chanda have broken Pakistani law by living together, and their sudden disappearance has thrown suspicion upon Chanda's brothers who are arrested for their murders.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former rock star in his native Pakistan, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. Every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.
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