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Shabanu Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples · Booklabria

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Shabanu Daughter of the Wind

Children's fictionFamily

Shabanu Daughter of the Wind

Name: Shabanu Daughter of the Wind
Author: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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First published: 1989
Editions: 21 in 4 languages

Synopsis

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: Children's fiction
Family
Marriage
Girls
Sex role
Newbery Honor
Set in: Pakistan
Time: 1980s

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Editions

21 in 4 languages

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English17 Chinese1 French1 German1

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