Title
If You Could be Mine: A Novel
Publisher
Algonquin
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9781616202514
Pages
248 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeen-year-olds Sahar and Nasrin love each other in secret until Nasrin's parents announce their daughter's arranged marriage and Sahar proposes a drastic solution.
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family Relationship; Homosexuality; Single parent; Family member death; same-sex relationship; lesbian; single father; deceased mother
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Biracial
Family Formation
single parent
LGBTQ+
female/female
Keywords
friendship; Iran; best friends; love
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Farizan, Sara, "If You Could be Mine: A Novel" (2013). DIVerse Families. 289.
http://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/289