Homeless Bird

Homeless Bird
Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061975826


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The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled—her life has been sold for a dowry. Can she forge her own future, even in the face of time-worn tradition? Perfect for schools and classrooms, this universally acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning novel by master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan is a gripping tale of hope that will transport readers of all ages.


Homeless Bird
Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: Gloria Whelan
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-06 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue
Listening for Lions
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Gloria Whelan
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-06 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only ho
The Boy Who Wanted to Cook
Language: en
Pages: 40
Authors: Gloria Whelan
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-19 - Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

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La Bonne Vache (The Good Cow) is a little restaurant in the south of France. It takes its name from and is famous for its boeuf à la mode, a delicious beef ste
Yatandou
Language: en
Pages: 34
Authors: Gloria Whelan
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-15 - Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

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Yatandou lives in a Mali village with her family and neighbors. And though she is only eight years old and would much rather play with her pet goat, she must si
Fly Away Home
Language: en
Pages: 40
Authors: Eve Bunting
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally fin