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Girl Named Disaster

Nancy Farmer

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.

GenresJuvenile FictionAction & AdventureSurvival StoriesFamilyPeople & PlacesAfrica

336 pages, 2 editions

English edition · First published 1996 by Turtleback · ISBN 9780606383653

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Editions

2 editions

English

  • Girl Named Disaster · Turtleback · 2012 · ISBN 9780606383653 This page
  • A girl named Disaster · Orchard Books an imprint of Scholastic Inc · 1996 · ISBN 9780531088890

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