Homeless Bird

Whelan, Gloria

ISBN 10: 0756908426 ISBN 13: 9780756908423

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2001

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Title: Homeless Bird <>Binding: Prebound <>Author: GloriaWhelan <>Publisher: PerfectionLearning

About this title

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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: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0756908426
• ISBN 13: 9780756908423
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 186