Shabanu: Daughter of the WindThe Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called “Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force.” 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—or listen to the stirrings of her own heart? A New York Times Notable Book “Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story.” —The New York Times |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 13 |
Section 3 | 20 |
Section 4 | 31 |
Section 5 | 41 |
Section 6 | 47 |
Section 7 | 65 |
Section 8 | 77 |
Section 11 | 103 |
Section 12 | 109 |
Section 13 | 130 |
Section 14 | 141 |
Section 15 | 151 |
Section 16 | 174 |
Section 17 | 187 |
Section 18 | 194 |
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Abassi animals arms asks Auntie baby Bibi Lal Bugti camels chadr chapatis chin Cholistan circle courtyard cousins Dadi says Dadi's dance Derawar Derawar Fort desert Dil's dunes dust edge face feel feet female fingers fire girl goatskin Grandfather Grandfather's Guluband hair Hakra River Hamir hands head heart herd hookah Kalu keep Kulsum laugh leave legs lifts look lungi Mama and Dadi Mama's marry Mehrabpur Mithoo mother Mumtaz Murad nawab Nazir Mohammad neck night nose Pakistan Phulan Phulan's eyes pots pull quilt Rahim Rahim-sahib Rahimyar Khan rain Rangers Sakina sand says Dadi says Mama Shabanu shatoosh shawl Sher Dil shoulders shout Sibi side singing sleep smiles softly Spin Gul stand stick stop SUZANNE FISHER STAPLES talk tell thorn tree Tipu toba tunic turban turn Uncle voice walk Wardak watch wedding wind women Xhush Dil Yazman