A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer

A Girl Named Disaster

Nancy Farmer

336 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

Description

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 m...

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Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews

Moods

adventurous 100%
challenging 44%
inspiring 44%
dark 22%
emotional 22%
informative 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 11%
reflective 11%
sad 11%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.78

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