When Jameela's mother dies, she is left alone with her distant, moody father. He decides they will leave their small village in Afghanistan and start a new life in Kabul. Here Jameela struggles to deal with a strange culture, unfamiliar people and a new, hostile family. Alone and vulnerable in the war-ravaged city, can Jameela find friendship, acceptance and hope? This powerful and touching novel, by renowned Pakistani-Canadian author Rukhsana Khan, was inspired by a true story. Winner of the Middle East Book Award (Youth Fiction Category), 2009 Wanting Mor is a part of the Duckbill Not Our War series. The NOW series deals with children growing up in times of conflict—powerless, vulnerable, and yet, against all odds, brave and hopeful of a better future.