Homeless Bird - Hardcover

Whelan, Gloria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060284544 ISBN 13: 9780060284541

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2000

Synopsis

Discovering that her arranged husbandtobe is too young and desperately ill, thirteenyearold Koly knows that her life will never be the same after she is married and so must find a way to make things better for herself despite the difficulties she must endure due to family traditions.

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Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2000

From the Back Cover:

Gloria Whelan's National Book Award-winning novel, chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate.

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. In prose both graceful and unflinching, this powerful novel relays the story of a rare young woman, who even when cast out into a brutal current of time-worn tradition, sets out to forge her own remarkable future.Inspired by a newspaper article about the real thirteen-year-old widows in India today, this universally acclaimed best-selling novel, characterized by spare, lyrical language and remarkable detail, transports readers into the heart of a gripping tale of hope.

Ages 10+

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060284544
• ISBN 13: 9780060284541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216