Shabanu : daughter of the wind
Title
:
Shabanu : daughter of the wind
Personal Author EPSB
:
Suzanne Fisher. Staples
Summary
:
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.
Year Published
:
2003
Series
:
Readers circle
Physical Description
:
240 p. ; 18 cm.
Awards
:
Newberry Honor Book
Subject
:
Sex role -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Cholistan Desert (Pakistan) -- Fiction.
Pakistan -- Fiction.
Summary
:
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.
ISBN
:
9780440238560
Publisher
:
New York : Laurel-Leaf, [2003?]
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Elizabeth Finch | F STA | Book | 31459000020058 | Fiction |