Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (Shabanu)
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?
Target age group 12-17
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?
Target age group 12-17
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CategoryYoung Adult Nonfiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6+
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Multicultural
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Theme 2Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeMiddle East
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AuthorStaples, Suzanne Fisher
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SeriesShabanu
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AR Level5.9
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherRandom House, Inc.
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Publication Date9/11/2012
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Pages240
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Dimensions0.7 H x 8.1 L x 5.5 W
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Case Qty24