| Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Contributor(s): Staples, Suzanne Fisher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307977889 ISBN-13: 9780307977885 Publisher: Ember OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Shabanu |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7122 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called "Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force." Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she's been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she's dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family's honor--or listen to the stirrings of her own heart? A New York Times Notable Book "Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story." --The New York Times |