Product Information
Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides. A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.Product Identifiers
PublisherScholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-100531095398
ISBN-139780531095393
eBay Product ID (ePID)378130
Product Key Features
Book TitleGirl Named Disaster
TopicParanormal, Occult & Supernatural, People & Places / Africa, General
Publication Year1996
LanguageEnglish
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorNancy Farmer
Dimensions
Item Height1.1in.
Item Length9.3in.
Item Width6.3in.
Item Weight20 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN96-015141
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
Dewey Edition21
Age Range10-Up
Grade fromFifth Grade
Grade toUp
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Lc Classification NumberPz7.F23814gi 1996