Driving by starlight

In this debut YA friendship story set in Saudi Arabia two girls navigate typical teen issues--crushes college family expectations future hopes and dreams. Sixteen-year-olds Leena and Mishie are best friends. They delight in small rebellions against the Saudi cultural police--secret Western clothing forbidden music flirtations. But Leena wants college independence--she wants a different life. Though her story is specific to her world (a world where it's illegal for women to drive where a ten-year-old boy is the natural choice as guardian of a fatherless woman) ultimately it's a story about friendship family and freedom that transcends cultural differences.