Only when she tells her mother that I want a malafa so I can pray like you do does she receive her coveted cloth. Neither is Lalla’s desire to transition from a girl to a woman. She tells her sister, Selma, that she wants to wear it to be mysterious Selma laughs and says that isn’t a good enough reason. Lalla wants to wear the malafa for its beauty, but her mother explains that the cloth’s purpose is for more than beauty. It is her wish to wear, like the women around her, a malafa, or airy, colorful cloth worn over clothes and covering the head. *Starred Review* Lalla lives in Mauritania where the sun burns, the sands shift, and all answer the call to prayer. Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (October 8, 2013)
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