A Girl Named Disaster
Written by Nancy Farmer
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9 - 12
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336
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730L
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Jan 1, 2012
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This Newbery Honor book by award-winning, bestselling author Nancy Farmer is being reissued in paperback!Eleven-year-old Nhamo lives in a traditional village in Mozambique, where she doesn’t quite fit in. When her family tries to force her into marrying a cruel man, she runs away to Zimbabwe, hoping to find the father she’s never met. But what should have been a short boat trip across the border turns into a dangerous year-long adventure, and Nhamo must summon her innermost courage to ensure her survival.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780545356626
- Publication Date
- January 1, 2012
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1996
- Page Count
- 336
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 9 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 730L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.09
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 14
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 15809
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- UG
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