A Girl Named Disaster by Farmer, Nancy (9780545356626)

A Girl Named Disaster

by Farmer, Nancy

Paperback - English

This Newbery Honor book by award-winning, bestselling author Nancy Farmer is being reissued in paperback

Eleven-year-old Nhamo lives in a traditional village in Mozambique, where she doesn't quite fit in. When her family tries to force her into marrying a cruel man, she runs away to Zimbabwe, hoping to find the father she's never met. But what should have been a short boat trip across the border turns into a dangerous year-long adventure, and Nhamo must summon her innermost courage to ensure her survival.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0545356628

EAN

9780545356626

Publisher

SCHOLASTIC

Publication Date

01 Jan 2012

Pages

336

Age Group

9 to 12

Grades

04 to 07

Weight (kg)

0.22

Dimensions (cm)

19.1 x 17.1 x 2.1

Lexile Level

730

About Author

Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: "The Ear, the Eye and the Arm"; "A Girl Named Disaster"; and "The House of the Scorpion", which, in 2002, also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include "The Sea of Trolls", "The Land of the Silver Apples", "The Islands of the Blessed", "Do You Know Me", "The Warm Place", and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.