A Girl Named Disaster
| Author | : Nancy Farmer |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2010-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780545229784 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0545229782 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (782 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Girl Named Disaster written by Nancy Farmer and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.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 was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.
