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A girl called Problem
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- Book Synopsis
- Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means "problem" in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life -- her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a witch, and everyone in her rural Tanzanian village expects her to marry rather than pursue her dream of becoming a healer. So when the village's elders make a controversial decision to move their people to a nearby village, Shida welcomes the change. Surely the opportunity to go to school and learn from a nurse can only mean good things. However, after a series of puzzling misfortunes plague the new village, Shida must prove to her people that moving was the right decision, and that they can have a better life in their new home. For author pictures of Tanzania, a video depicting the life of a modern Tanzanian girl, discussion questions for each chapter of the book, and suggestions for further reading, please go tokatie-quirk.comand follow the links for A Girl Called Problem.
- About The Author
- Katie Quirk (katie-,quirk.com) wrote the middle-grade novel A Girl CalledProblem after living and teaching in Tanzania. She currentlylives in Maine and is working on a book about raising herson in India.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780802854049
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, (18 April 2013)
- Number of Pages
- 243
- Weight
- 282 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 203 x 134 x 17 mm
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