Homeless bird

Title
Homeless bird

Personal Author EPSB
Gloria, Whelan

Summary
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

Year Published
2000-2001

Physical Description
186 pages ; 19 cm

Edition
First Harper Trophy edition.

Note (Local)
Regular
 
Best of the Best 2002
 
1-New
 
[w] 2--Mar/02.
 
[w] 2--April/02.
 
[w] 2--June/02.
 
Paperback
 
[w] 33--Sept/02.

Reading Grade level
4.1.

Age Interest level
008-015.

Grade Interest level
5-8

Program Information
Accelerated Reader UG 5.3 5.0 35670
 
Gr. 7+
 
ACCELERATED READER-ORANGE 5
 
AR 35670 5.3 5.0 UG
 
ARP 5.3
 
6.5

Awards
National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2000

Subject
Courage -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
India -- Fiction.

Curriculum Objective
Easy reading. local
 
Social studies -- Grade 3.1 local
 
Fiction.
 
India - Fiction.

Summary
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

ISBN
9780064408196

Publisher
New York : HarperTrophy, [2001]
 
©2000


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