Paperback, 240 pages
English language
Published April 30, 2004 by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media.
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.
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.
Subjects
- Family - Multigenerational
- People & Places - United States - Other
- Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
- Family - General
- People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction
- Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
- Fiction
- Sex role
- Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)