Shabanu Daughter of the Wind |
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| Author:
| Staples, Suzanne Fisher |
| ISBN: | 978-0-440-23856-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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| Imprint: | Laurel Leaf |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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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, she's 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 she's dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family's honor#151;or listen to the...
More DescriptionLife 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, she's 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 she's dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family's honor#151;or listen to the stirrings of her own heart?