This selection is the Newbery Honor-winning story of a Muslim girl whose life as a nomad is both exhilarating and cruel. -- The New York Times.
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.
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.
The second Daughter in a family with no sons, she\'s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls.
Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. a riveting tour de force. . .
The Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called Remarkable .
An ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults.
This selection is the Newbery Honor-winning story of a Muslim girl whose life as a nomad is both exhilarating and cruel
