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1) Haveli
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having relented to the ways of her people in Pakistan and married the rich older man to whom she was pledged against her will, Shabanu is now the victim of his family's blood feud and the malice of his other wives. Sequel to "Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
An unexpected death brings Shabanu's daughter, Mumtaz, and nephew, Jameel, both aged fifteen, to the forefront of an attempt to modernize Pakistan, but the teens must both sacrifice their own dreams if they are to meet family and tribal expectations.
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