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A Girl Named Disaster

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4 out of 5
Based on 137 Ratings and 133 Reviews

Book Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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 comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.
Book Information
PublisherTurtleback Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (22 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100613078632
ISBN-13978-0613078634
Publication Date03/01/1998
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About Nancy Farmer (Author) : Farmer was born in Phoenix Arizona and lived in her fathers hotel in Yuma. When sh began working in her fathers hotel she began to develop ideas based on stories she received from the guests.In 1963, ... more
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