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I'm going to explore everything, all over the world. I'll see things no one else has ever seen, or ever will see. I'll have a new adventure every half hour, and everybody else's life will be really boring compared to mine.

Growing up with autistic twin brothers and a mother who used to be a stripper, Khyber already knows a lot about adventure. She battles school bullies, works with the rudest waitress in the world, and helps take care of her difficult brothers.

Money is scarce and life is tough, but her family is bound together by fierce ties of love and loyalty. It's only when these ties are threatened that Khyber is forced to become a real explorer - of her city, her family and herself.

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lively, funny and compelling' Viewpoint11(3)a deeply moving story, full of heart and hope, from an excellent writer.'Sunday Tasmanian6/7/03To those who loved Looking for Alibrandithis is a must-read this unique book should appeal to all ages' Illawarra Mercury5/7/03a deeply moving story, full of heart and hope, from an excellent writer.' Sunday Tasmanian"Ellis creates a suspenseful world a thought-provoking and sensitive story. She shows us a world unlike ours on the surface, but disturbingly close to home." David Beagley, Bendigo Advertiser6/9/03.

Author Bio

Deborah Ellis is an internationally acclaimed Canadian author, best known for her books about women and children struggling to survive in Afghanistan. A long-time feminist and anti-war activist, she is best known for the Parvana series, which has been published around the world in twenty-nine languages, with more than two million dollars in royalties donated to organisations such as Women for Women in Afghanistan, UNICEF, and Street Kids International. In 2006, Deb was named to the Order of Ontario and in 2016 she was named to the Order of Canada.