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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0679810307
ISBN-13: 9780679810308
Sep 1991
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Grade:
From 7 to 9
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
This novel set in the Cholistan Desert of Pakistan features Shabanu, an 11-year-old girl who is the youngest member of her family. Shabanu and her sister, Phulan, have already been promised in marriage to two brothers, and although Shabanu knows it is her familial duty to marry, she doesn't want to give up her freedom and her work tending her father's camels. Despite Shabanu's efforts to be a good Muslim daughter, her parents continually warn her that her independent streak could get her in trouble unless she learns how to control herself. As the family prepares for Phulan's wedding, a tragic encounter with a wealthy landowner forces Shabanu to sacrifice her freedom to protect her family. Will Shabanu be able to let go of her dreams to uphold her family's honor?, 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.
| Size | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 4.8 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "Phulan and I step gingerly through the prickly gray camel thorn, each of us balancing a red clay pot filled with water on our heads."
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