Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Fiction book of the Day: Shabanu

Shabanu Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples
This was a Newberry Honor Book, and an ALA best book for young adults.

"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?"  Description from Goodreads.

Read this book because it is about a girl in a different country, Pakistan. It was just as good as I hoped it would be. Not much I can tell you without giving you spoilers so if this sounds interesting to you, read it. :)

Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (Shabanu, #1)  

Good Day and Good Reading

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