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A girl named Disaster  Cover Image Book Book

A girl named Disaster / Nancy Farmer.

Summary:

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 in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0531095398
  • ISBN: 0531088898 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9780545356626 (Scholastic paperback)
  • Physical Description: 309 p., map ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Orchard Books, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-309).
Awards Note:
Newbery honor book, 1997.
Subject: Shona (African people) > Fiction.
Survival > Fiction.
Genre: Paranormal fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Erlanger Branch YA FARME N (Text) 33126025097522 YA Fiction Available -
Independence Branch Jp-b FARME N (Text) 33126008117164 JFiction Paperback Available -


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