| A Girl Called Problem Contributor(s): Quirk, Katie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802854044 ISBN-13: 9780802854049 Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012025468 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 159657 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means problem in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life -- her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a witch, and everyone in her rural Tanzanian village expects her to marry rather than pursue her dream of becoming a healer. So when the village's elders make a controversial decision to move their people to a nearby village, Shida welcomes the change. Surely the opportunity to go to school and learn from a nurse can only mean good things. However, after a series of puzzling misfortunes plague the new village, Shida must prove to her people that moving was the right decision, and that they can have a better life in their new home. For author pictures of Tanzania, a video depicting the life of a modern Tanzanian girl, discussion questions for each chapter of the book, and suggestions for further reading, please go to katie-quirk.com and follow the links for A Girl Called Problem. |
Contributor Bio(s): Quirk, Katie: - Katie Quirk (katie-, quirk.com) wrote the middle-grade novel A Girl CalledProblem after living and teaching in Tanzania. She currentlylives in Maine and is working on a book about raising herson in India. |