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A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster
Author: Nancy Farmer
A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780531095393
ISBN-10: 0531095398
Publication Date: 9/1/1996
Pages: 320
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3.6 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Orchard
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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Wonderful young adult book about a young African girl who runs away from her village and all she knows and loves to find her father's family. The unimaginable challenges she meets and overcomes along the way reveal her true spirit and inner strength. A 1997 Newberry Honor book that will capture the imagination and hold the interest of any pre-teen or teenager who craves a book with well-developed characters and supremely engrossing plot.
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Nhamo, the protagonist, is not heroic but tender and courageous (if for no other reason than by necessity.) I couldn't help but be touched by her impossible plight.


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