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All the books by Alicia Erian adapted to cinema and television

Alicia Erian is known for being the author of the book Towelhead, first published in 2005, which was adapted to cinema by Alan Ball in 2007.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Towelhead. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Towelhead
Alicia Erian, 2005
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Towelhead
Alan Ball, 2007

Set in 1990 amid the Kuwait War of 1990–1991, Towelhead tells the coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Lebanese American girl named Jasira. Jasira experiences a sexual awakening at her neighbor’s home, which is sparked in part by adult magazines she finds when baby-sitting the next-door neighbor boy Zack Vuoso.