Shabanu : daughter of the wind
Titre
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Shabanu : daughter of the wind
Suzanne Fisher. Staples
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2003
Readers circle
Description matérielle
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240 p. ; 18 cm.
Newberry Honor Book
Terme de vedette-matière
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Sex role -- Fiction.
Terme géographique
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Cholistan Desert (Pakistan) -- Fiction.
Pakistan -- Fiction.
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780440238560
Informations de publication
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New York : Laurel-Leaf, [2003?]
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Elizabeth Finch | F STA | Book | 31459000020058 | Fiction |