A girl named disaster
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Puffin Books, 1998.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
309 pages : map ; 20 cm
Lexile measure:
730L
Rating:
730L
Status:
Description
While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Lyme Public J Fiction (Paperback)
J Farmer
On Shelf
North Haven Tween Fiction
jTweenFiction Farmer, Nancy
On Shelf
More Details
Street Date:
9803
Language:
English
ISBN:
0140386351, 0613078632
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.1, 14 Points
Level 5.1, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
730
Notes
Description
While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.
Target Audience
730L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,5.1,14,15809
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Farmer, N. (1998). A girl named disaster. Puffin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Farmer, Nancy. 1998. A Girl Named Disaster. Puffin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Farmer, Nancy, A Girl Named Disaster. Puffin Books, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster. Puffin Books, 1998.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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