Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
challenging 44%
inspiring 44%
dark 22%
emotional 22%
informative 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 11%
reflective 11%
sad 11%
Pace
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
309 pages | first published 1996
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ISBN/UID: 9780545356626
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Publication date: 01 January 2012
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...Book Information
309 pages | first published 1996
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ISBN/UID: 9780545356626
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Publication date: 01 January 2012
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...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
challenging 44%
inspiring 44%
dark 22%
emotional 22%
informative 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 11%
reflective 11%
sad 11%
Pace
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