Shabanu
Daughter of the Wind
Staples, Suzanne Fisher
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BOOK SUMMARY
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, shes been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter wit
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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, shes 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 shes dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her familys honoror listen to the stirrings of her own heart?
AUTHOR BIO
Suzanne Fisher Staples is the award-winning author whose novels for young adults include Haveli, the sequel to Shabanu; Dangerous Skies; and Shivas Fire. Before writing books, she worked for many years as a UPI correspondent in Asia, with stints in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
BOOK REVIEWS
Shabanu is an unforgettable heroine set like a fine jewel in a wonderfully wrought book.Kirkus Reviews, Starred
Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story.The New York Times
Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force.The Boston Globe
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0440238560
ISBN(13-digit): 9780440238560
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: bl2003014541
Book Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): .3125 lb
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