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001 2011453814
003 DLC
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008 110729s2010 enk 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2011453814
015 $aGBA993977$2bnb
016 7 $a015380067$2Uk
020 $a9780099535928 (pbk.)
020 $a0099535920 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn444380740
040 $aUKM$cUKM$dVP@$dYDXCP$dGZM$dCGU$dUUC$dQBX$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aPN6071.G53$bB43 2010
082 04 $a824.92080352352$222
245 00 $aBecause I am a girl /$cTim Butcher, Xiaolu Guo, Joanne Harris, Kathy Lette, Deborah Moggach, Marie Phillips, Subhadra Belbase and Irvine Welsh.
260 $aLondon :$bVintage,$c2010.
300 $axiii, 189 p. ;$c20 cm.
505 00 $tRoad song /$rJoanne Harris --$tBendu's dream /$rTim Butcher --$tWoman who carried a shop on her head /$rDeborah Moggach --$tOvarian roulette /$rKathy Lette --$tBallad of a Cambodian man /$rXiaolu Guo --$tChange /$rMarie Phillips --$tResponse /$rSubhadra Belbase, Country Director of Plan Uganda --$tRemittances /$rIrvine Welsh.
500 $aCollection of short stories, primarily fiction.
500 $a"Seven authors have visited seven different countries and spoken to young women and girls about their lives, struggles and hopes. The result is an extraordinary collection of writings about prejudice, abuse and neglect, but also about courage, resilience and changing attitudes."
500 $a"Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Plan, one of the world's largest child-centered community development organizations."
520 $a"Seven authors have visited seven different countries and spoken to young women and girls about their lives, struggles and hopes. The result is an extraordinary collection of writings about prejudice, abuse and neglect, but also about courage, resilience and changing attitudes. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Plan, one of the world's largest child-centered community development organizations"--P. [4] of cover.
650 0 $aGirls$zDeveloping countries$xSocial conditions$vFiction.
700 1 $aButcher, Tim,$d1967-
700 1 $aGuo, Xiaolu,$d1973-
700 1 $aHarris, Joanne,$d1964-
700 1 $aLette, Kathy,$d1958-
700 1 $aMoggach, Deborah.
700 1 $aPhillips, Marie,$d1976-
700 1 $aWelsh, Irvine.
710 2 $aPlan UK.