Shabanu : daughter of the wind /

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by Staples, Suzanne Fisher.
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Knopf : | Distributed by Random House, (New York :) Physical details: 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject(s): Cholistan Desert (Pakistan) --Fiction. | Pakistan --Fiction. | Sex role --Fiction. Year : 1989 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Morell Regional High School F STA Available

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.